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pessako

pessaka

masc nom sg of pessaka (noun)

1. messenger; lit. who is sent
2. servant; employee; lit. who is sent

Etymology. √pis > pes + *ya + ka; from √pis 'send'; Sanskrit preṣya + [preṣ]

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

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