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niggaho

niggaha

masc nom sg of niggaha (adj); masc nom sg of niggaha (noun)

1. holding back; restraining; arresting; lit. holding down
2. restraint; keeping in check; control; lit. holding down
3. refutation; disproof; lit. holding down

Etymology. ni + √gah + a; from √gah 'grasp'; Sanskrit nigrahīṣyati [nigrah]

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

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