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samalehi

samala

nt instr pl of samala (noun); nt abl pl of samala (noun); masc instr pl of samala (adj); nt instr pl of samala (adj); …

  1. drain; gutter; sewer; lit. with impurity
  2. impure; dirty; tainted; contaminated

Etymology. sa + √mal + a; from √mal 'dirty, stain'; Sanskrit samala [mlai]

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

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