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makkho

makkha

masc nom sg of makkha (noun)

1. depreciating; denigrating; besmirching; lit. rubbing out
2. concealment; secrecy; lit. rubbing out

Etymology. √makkh + a; from √makkh 'rub, erase'; Sanskrit mrakṣa [mrakṣ]

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

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