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thambhe

thambha

masc acc pl of thambha (noun); masc loc sg of thambha (noun); reflx pr 1st sg of thambhati (verb); reflx imp 1st sg of thambhati (verb); …

1. thambha (masc): pillar; post; column; lit. support
2. thambha (masc): stubbornness; obstinance; obdurance; lit. stiff
3. thambha (masc): paralysis; stiffness; being frozen; lit. stiff
4. thambha (masc): clump of grass; lit. stiff
5. thambheti (pr): establishes, supports; makes stiff or rigid
6. thambha (masc): bannister; baluster; lit. support
7. thambhati (pr): becomes stiff; becomes rigid

Etymology. √thambh + a; from √thambh 'support, be stiff'; Sanskrit stambha [stambh]

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

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