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bhaginīpi

bhaginī

fem

1. sister
2. respectful address to a woman; lit. sister

Analysis. bhagini + api; bhaginī + api

Etymology. √bhaj > bhag + a + inī; from √bhaj 'divide, distribute'; Sanskrit bhaginī [bhaj]

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

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