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puṇṇikāya

puṇṇikā

fem instr sg of puṇṇikā (noun); fem dat sg of puṇṇikā (noun); fem abl sg of puṇṇikā (noun); fem gen sg of puṇṇikā (noun); …

  1. name of a water-carrying servant girl; lay name of Puṇṇā therī; lit. complete

Etymology. √pūr + na + ikā; from √pūr 'fill, fulfil'; Sanskrit pūrṇikā [pṝ]

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

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