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vambhento

vambhenta

masc nom sg of vambhenta (prp); masc nom pl of vambhenta (prp); masc voc sg of vambhenta (prp); masc voc pl of vambhenta (prp); …

  1. despising; disparaging; deriding; holding in contempt

Etymology. vambhe + nta; from √vambh 'despise'; Sanskrit viḍambayat [viḍamb]

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

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