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makkhali

masc nom sg of makkhali (noun); masc voc sg of makkhali (noun)

1. name of a ascetic teacher; Makkhali Gosāla; lit. who carries a bamboo cane

Etymology. Sanskrit maskarin

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

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