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saṅkilesikā

saṅkilesika

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

  1. defiling; dirtying; tainting; corrupting

Etymology. saṃ + √kilis > kiles + *a + ika; from √kilis 'be dirty, be molested'; Sanskrit saṃkleśaka [saṃkliś]

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

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