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abhikkhaṇanto

abhikkhaṇanta

masc nom sg of abhikkhaṇanta (prp); masc nom pl of abhikkhaṇanta (prp); masc voc pl of abhikkhaṇanta (prp); nt voc pl of abhikkhaṇanta (prp)

  1. digging; turning up the soil; lit. digging deeper

Etymology. abhi + khaṇa + nta; from √khaṇ 'dig'; Sanskrit abhikhanat [abhikhan]

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

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