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abhikkhaṇa

masc voc sg of abhikkhaṇa (adj); nt voc sg of abhikkhaṇa (adj); nt voc sg of abhikkhaṇa (noun); imp 2nd sg of abhikkhaṇati (verb); …

1. abhikkhaṇa (adj): constant; frequent; regular
2. abhikkhaṇa (nt): digging; turning up the soil; lit. digging deeper
3. abhikkhaṇati (pr): digs; turns up the soil; lit. digs deeper
4. abhikkhaṇanta (prp): digging; turning up the soil; lit. digging deeper
5. abhikkhaṇi (aor): dug; lit. dug deeper

Etymology. abhi + √ikkh + aṇa; from √ikkh 'see, mark'; Sanskrit abhīkṣṇa [abhīkṣ]

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

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