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niccheyya

nicchati

opt 3rd sg of nicchati (verb)

1. nicchati (pr): does not wish; does not want; does not desire
2. niccheyya (ger): evaluating; ascertaining; discriminating; distinguishing the difference (between); lit. picking away

Etymology. na + iccha + ti; from √is 'wish for'; Sanskrit na + icchati [iṣ]

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

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