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verañjakā

verañjaka

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

1. from Verañjā; living in Verañjā

Built from

• Verañjā — root · Verañjā (place name)
  A region or town in ancient India attested in Pali texts; the etymon of this proper noun is uncertain and does not decompose further.
• -ka — ending · belonging to, native of
  A common Pali denominal suffix forming relational adjectives from place names and nouns. It attaches to the stem to create an adjective meaning 'of' or 'from' that place or entity.

Analysis. Verañjā (proper name of a region or town in ancient India) + -ka (adj. suffix forming relational adjectives). The -ka suffix here derives an adjective meaning 'belonging to' or 'native of' the place named by the stem.

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

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