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paṭighavā

paṭighavant

masc nom sg of paṭighavant (adj); masc nom pl of paṭighavant (adj); masc voc sg of paṭighavant (adj)

  1. aversive; resistant; lit. having striking back quality

Etymology. pati + √ghaṭ + a + vant; from √ghaṭ 'strike, kill'; Sanskrit pratigha + vat [pratihan]

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

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