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aphalo

aphala

masc nom sg of aphala (adj)

  1. useless; empty; in vain; unprofitable; lit. fruitless

Etymology. na > a + √phal + a; from √phal 'fruit, ripen'; Sanskrit aphala [phal]

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

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