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nisedho

nisedha

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

1. restraint; prevention; prohibition (of something from something); lit. prevention down
2. restrained; controlled; held back (by); lit. prevention down

Etymology. ni + √sidh > sedh + *a; from √sidh 'prevent, prohibit'; Sanskrit niṣedha [niṣidh]

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

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