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omasitvā

abs

1. (of food) having picked at; having pressed down forming a ball to eat; lit. having rubbed down
2. having pushed down (into something with something); lit. having rubbed down

Etymology. ava + √mas + itvā; from √mas 'touch, rub'; Sanskrit avamṛṣṭvā [avamṛś]

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

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