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pāṭikaṅkhā

pāṭikaṅkha

masc nom pl of pāṭikaṅkha (ptp); fem nom sg of pāṭikaṅkha (ptp); fem nom pl of pāṭikaṅkha (ptp); nt nom pl of pāṭikaṅkha (ptp); …

1. to be expected; certain (for); can be anticipated; lit. to be wished

Etymology. pati > pāṭi + √kaṅkh + *ya; from √kaṅkh 'wish for'; Sanskrit pratikāṅkṣitavya [pratikāṅkṣ]

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

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