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leḍḍunā

leḍḍu

masc instr sg of leḍḍu (noun); masc abl sg of leḍḍu (noun)

  1. clod; clump of earth; stone

Etymology. Related to Sanskrit laṣṭu and laṭṭu; the Dravidian root *leḍ- appears in Tamil leḍu 'stone, rock'. The word entered Indo-Aryan from a pre-Aryan source, possibly through substrate influence.

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

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