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apadā

apada

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

1. footless; legless
2. trackless; traceless; (comm) having no desires; lit. footless
3. without a footing; without a basis; without a leg to stand on; lit. footless

Etymology. na > a + √pad + a; from √pad 'go, step'; Sanskrit apada [pad]

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

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