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thambho

thambha

masc nom sg of thambha (noun)

1. pillar; post; column; lit. support
2. stubbornness; obstinance; obdurance; lit. stiff
3. paralysis; stiffness; being frozen; lit. stiff
4. clump of grass; lit. stiff
5. bannister; baluster; lit. support

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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