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opasāyiko

opasāyika

masc nom sg of opasāyika (adj)

1. subordinate (to); under the influence (of); lit. lying next to

Etymology. upa > opa + √sī > say > sāy + *a + *ika; from √sī 'lie, sleep'; Sanskrit upaśāyaka (sleeping with) [upaśī]

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

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