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ussādanā

fem nom sg of ussādanā (noun); fem nom pl of ussādanā (noun); fem acc pl of ussādanā (noun); fem instr sg of ussādanā (noun); …

1. praise; elevation; raising up; bigging up; flattery; lit. causing to sink up
2. uproar; tumult; turmoil; lit. causing to sink up

Etymology. ud + sāde + anā; from √sad 'sink, sit, settle'; Sanskrit utsādana [utsad]

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

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