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khemo

khema

masc nom sg of khema (adj); masc nom sg of khema (noun)

1. well; safe; secure; at peace; at rest
2. safety; security; sanctuary; peace; rest; epithet of Nibbāna
3. name of a deity; lit. safety
4. name of a park in Bandhumatī; lit. safety
5. name of the reigning king at the time of Kakusandha Buddha; lit. safety

Etymology. √khi > khe + *ma; from √khi 'live, abide peacefully'; Sanskrit kṣema [kṣi]

Meanings from the Digital Pāḷi Dictionary; morphology and etymology by Claude.

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