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vassikā

vassika

masc nom pl of vassika (adj); fem nom sg of vassika (adj); fem nom pl of vassika (adj); nt nom pl of vassika (adj); …

1. vassika (adj): related to the rainy season; for the monsoon
2. vassika (adj): x years old
3. vassikā (fem): jasmine; lit. growing in the rainy season
4. vassika (masc): name of an arahant monk; lit. related to the rainy season

Etymology. √vass + a + ika; from √vass 'rain'; Sanskrit varṣika [vṛṣ]

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

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