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nibbuto

nibbuta

masc nom sg of nibbuta (pp)

1. (of mental defilement) quenched; emancipated; cooled; lit. blown away
2. (of fire) extinguished; quenched; put out; gone cold; lit. blown away
3. (of an arahant) died one's last death; attained final emancipation; lit. blown away

Etymology. nī + √vā > vu > bu + ta; from √vā 'blow, emit odour'; Sanskrit nirvṛta [nirvā]

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

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