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vambheti

pr 3rd sg of vambheti (verb)

1. despises; disparages; derides; holds in contempt

Etymology. vambhe + ti; from √vambh 'despise'; Sanskrit viḍambayati [viḍamb]

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

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