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kuṇḍalena

kuṇḍala

masc instr sg of kuṇḍala (noun); nt instr sg of kuṇḍala (noun)

1. ring; earring
2. curl; twist; turn
3. name of an arahant monk; lit. earring

Etymology. √kuṇḍ + a + la; from √kuṇḍ 'bend, mutilate'; Sanskrit kuṇḍala [kuṇḍ]

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

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