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paccanīkatā

fem nom sg of paccanīkatā (noun); fem nom pl of paccanīkatā (noun); fem acc pl of paccanīkatā (noun); fem instr sg of paccanīkatā (noun); …

1. opposition (to); contrariness (towards); lit. blowing back state

Etymology. pati > paty > pacc + √an + īya > īka + tā; from √an 'breathe, blow'; Sanskrit pratyanīkatva

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

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