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kisā

kisa

masc nom pl of kisa (adj); fem nom sg of kisa (adj); fem nom pl of kisa (adj); nt nom pl of kisa (adj); …

1. thin; lean; skinny; scrawny
2. name of an ascetic; Kisa Saṃkicca; lit. thin

Etymology. √kis + a; from √kis 'be thin'; Sanskrit kṛśa [kṛś]

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

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