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posikā

fem nom sg of posikā (noun); fem nom pl of posikā (noun); fem acc pl of posikā (noun); fem instr sg of posikā (noun); …

  1. caregiver; nurse; nurturer; lit. who causes to take care

Etymology. pose + ikā; from √pus 'nourish, take care'; Sanskrit poṣaka [puṣ]

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

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