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pūtikāyo

pūtika

fem nom pl of pūtika (adj); fem acc pl of pūtika (adj); fem voc pl of pūtika (adj); masc nom sg of pūtikāya (noun)

1. pūtika (adj): rotten; spoiled; decayed
2. pūtika (adj): (of a smell) putrid; rotten; foul; fetid
3. pūtikāya (masc): putrid body; disgusting body; stinking body; foul mass
4. pūtika (adj): infected; septic; festering; rotten

Etymology. √pūy + ti + ka; from √pūy 'rot, fester'; Sanskrit pūtika [pūy]

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

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