accusative singular neuter of khema (noun)
Etymology. Related to Sanskrit kṣema 'welfare, safety', from a root meaning 'to dwell' or 'to settle'; the word embodies the sense of a secure dwelling-place. Cognate with Greek σχῖσμα (though that took a different semantic path) and distantly with English 'home'.
Meanings from the Digital Pāḷi Dictionary; morphology and etymology by Claude.
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