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aṇḍakā

aṇḍaka

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

  1. (of speech) harsh; angry; fierce; wrathful
  2. egg
  3. testicles

Etymology. √caṇḍ > aṇḍ + a + ka; from √caṇḍ 'be fierce, be violent'; Sanskrit caṇḍa [caṇḍ]

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

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