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parikkhāre

parikkhāra

masc acc pl of parikkhāra (noun); masc loc sg of parikkhāra (noun)

1. requisite; requirement; necessity
2. assistant; helper; lit. requisite
3. prerequisite; requirement; necessary constituent
4. equipment; utensil; everyday item

Etymology. pari + √kar > khār + *a; from √kar 'do, make'; Sanskrit pariṣkāra [parikṛ]

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

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