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moho

moha

masc nom sg of moha (noun)

  1. illusion; delusion; misapprehension; lit. confusion
  2. deception; deluding; lit. confusion

Etymology. From Indo-European *mugh- (to be confused, dull). Cognates: Old English 'mūg' (to grimace, be bewildered), German 'Mouge' (grimace); the root sense is of mental cloudiness or befuddlement. In Pali psychology, moha is one of the three fundamental unwholesome roots (mūla), alongside lobha (greed) and dosa (aversion).

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

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