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yamake

yamaka

masc acc pl of yamaka (adj); nt acc pl of yamaka (adj); masc loc sg of yamaka (adj); nt loc sg of yamaka (adj); …

1. pair; twin
2. name of a monk; lit. twin
3. Book 6 of the Abhidhamma; Pairs
4. name of a minister; lit. twin
5. pair, couple

Etymology. √yam + a + ka; from √yam 'support, stretch'; Sanskrit yamaka [yam]

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

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