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kuṇī

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

1. paralysed; deformed; crooked-handed; lit. bent
2. cripple; lit. bent

Etymology. √kuṇ + a + ī; from √kuṇ 'be crooked, be bent'; Sanskrit kuṇi [kuñc]

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

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