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aṅgesu

aṅga

nt loc pl of aṅga (noun); masc loc pl of aṅga (noun); masc loc pl of aṅgā (noun)

1. aṅga (nt): part of the body; limb
2. aṅga (nt): part; member
3. aṅga (nt): factor; component; element; quality; aspect; lit. part
4. aṅga (nt): name of a country; capital Campā; modern day Bengal
5. aṅga (masc): name of a privately awakened Buddha; lit. Bengali
6. aṅga (nt): vow; practice; ascetic practice
7. aṅgā (masc): people of Bengal; Bengalis
8. aṅga (nt): prognostication by physical features; lit. parts

Etymology. √añj > aṅg + a; from √añj 'distinguish'; Sanskrit aṅga [añj]

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

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