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panidhekacce

panidhekacca

masc nom pl of panidhekacca (pron); nt nom pl of panidhekacca (pron); masc acc pl of panidhekacca (pron); nt acc pl of panidhekacca (pron)

1. and here a certain; but here some

Built from

• pani — root · here, in this place
  Adverbial particle marking local deixis. Found in Pali as an emphatic locative marker.
• dheka — root · emphatic, particular
  An indeclinable particle that adds emphasis or singulative force to the preceding term.
• cca — ending · and, moreover
  Enclitic conjunction joining clauses or noun phrases; cognate with Sanskrit ca (and) and Greek kai. Marks coordination and addition.

Analysis. pani-dheka-cca: pani (here, in this place) + dheka (emphatic particle) + cca (and, moreover, or; enclitic conjunction). A tripartite emphatic locution for 'and here some, but here certain (ones)'.

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

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