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pīḷeyya

pīḷeti

opt 3rd sg of pīḷeti (verb)

1. oppresses, molests, subjugates
2. crushes
3. (of honey or oil) presses out; squeezes out; harvests

Etymology. pīḷe +; from √pīḷ 'press, crush'; Sanskrit [pīḍ]

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

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