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aviddasunoti

aviddasu

adj

1. ignorant; foolish; idiotic; lit. doesn't know
2. idiot; ignoramus; fool; lit. who doesn't know

Analysis. aviddasuno + iti

Etymology. na > a + √vid + vasu; from √vid 'know'; Sanskrit avidvas [vid]

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

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