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vicikicchāya

vicikiccha

fem instr sg of vicikiccha (adj); masc dat sg of vicikiccha (adj); fem dat sg of vicikiccha (adj); nt dat sg of vicikiccha (adj); …

1. vicikicchā (fem): doubt; uncertainty; indecisiveness (about)
2. vicikiccha (adj): with doubt; having uncertainty; being indecisive (about)

Etymology. vi + cikiccha + ā + a; from √cit 'think, intend'; Sanskrit vicikitsā [vicint]

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

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