masculine nominative plural with api (emphatic particle)
Analysis. leḍḍūhi (instrumental plural of leḍḍu) + api (even, also) — 'even with clods/stones', emphasizing the baseness or unworthiness of the object
Etymology. leḍḍu is of uncertain origin; possibly related to Sanskrit leḍi or Dravidian roots denoting compact mass or hardness. The word appears in Pali as a simple noun denoting lumps of earth or stone, without clear Indo-European cognates.
Meanings from the Digital Pāḷi Dictionary; morphology and etymology by Claude.
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