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amakkhī

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

1. who does not slander; who does not denigrate; (comm) who does not erase the good qualities of another; lit. not rubbing away

Etymology. na > a + √makkh + ī; from √makkh 'rub, erase'; Sanskrit na + mrakṣin [mrakṣ]

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

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