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udaracchaviṁ

udaracchavi

accusative singular feminine of udaracchavi (a noun; the surface form shows sandhi: -ṁ for -ṁ before consonant)

1. belly skin
2. skin of the abdomen

Built from

• udara — root · belly, abdomen
  Related to Sanskrit udaray; concrete bodily referent in traditional anatomy discussions.
• chavi — root · skin, surface
  Related to Sanskrit tvac (skin); used throughout medical and physiological contexts in the canon.
• ṁ — ending · accusative singular
  Marks the direct object or goal of a verbal action; here the belly-skin is what is described or perceived.

Analysis. udara (belly, abdomen) + chavi (skin); a descriptive compound denoting the integument of the belly.

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

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