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pisuṇāya

pisuṇa

fem instr sg of pisuṇa (adj); masc dat sg of pisuṇa (adj); fem dat sg of pisuṇa (adj); nt dat sg of pisuṇa (adj); …

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

Etymology. Of uncertain origin. The word belongs to a cluster of terms for harmful speech (vacī-duccarita). No secure Indo-European cognate or Sanskrit parallel is attested; the etymology remains opaque in the tradition.

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

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