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vattabbo

vattabba

masc nom sg of vattabba (ptp)

1. should be said; should be told; lit. to be spoken
2. should be spoken to; is worth speaking to; to be communicated with; lit. to be spoken

Etymology. √vad + tabba; from √vad 'say, speak'; Sanskrit vaditavya [vad]

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

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