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pisuṇā

pisuṇa

masc nom pl of pisuṇa (adj); fem nom sg of pisuṇa (adj); fem nom pl of pisuṇa (adj); nt nom pl of pisuṇa (adj); …

  1. (of speech) divisive; defamatory; slanderous; malicious

Etymology. √pis + uṇa; from √pis 'speak ill'; Sanskrit piśuṇa [piṣ]

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

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