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sikkhamānāya

sikkhamāna

fem instr sg of sikkhamāna (prp); masc dat sg of sikkhamāna (prp); fem dat sg of sikkhamāna (prp); nt dat sg of sikkhamāna (prp); …

1. sikkhamāna (prp): training (in); practising
2. sikkhamānā (fem): nun-in-training; female probationer; lit. training

Etymology. sikkha + māna; from √sikkh 'learn, train'; Sanskrit śikṣamāṇa [śikṣ]

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

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