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aṅgaṇanti

aṅgaṇa

nt

1. spot; blemish; stain; lit. smearing
2. (of mind) defilement; impurity; depravity; lit. smearing
3. courtyard; lit. walking

Analysis. aṅgaṇaṃ + iti

Etymology. √añj > aṅg + aṇa; from √añj 'smear, anoint'; Sanskrit añjana [añj]

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

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