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mandassa

manda

masc dat sg of manda (adj); nt dat sg of manda (adj); masc gen sg of manda (adj); nt gen sg of manda (adj); …

1. dull; dull-witted; slow; stupid; not bright
2. fool; idiot
3. (of eyes) soft; tender; charming; (comm) wide
4. tender; weak; undeveloped
5. lazy; idle
6. little; small amount

Etymology. √mad + na; from √mad 'be mad, be intoxicated'; Sanskrit manda [mad]

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

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