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abhikkhaṇanti

abhikkhaṇati

pr 3rd pl of abhikkhaṇati (verb)

1. digs; turns up the soil; lit. digs deeper

Etymology. abhi + khaṇa + ti; from √khaṇ 'dig'; Sanskrit abhikhanati [abhikhan]

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

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