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avidvā

avidvant

masc nom sg of avidvant (noun); masc nom pl of avidvant (noun); masc voc sg of avidvant (noun)

1. fool; who is ignorant; ignoramus; lit. not having knowing quality

Etymology. na > a + √vid + vant; from √vid 'know, sense, feel'; Sanskrit avidvas [vid]

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

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