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bhaginiyā

bhaginī

fem instr sg of bhaginī (noun); fem dat sg of bhaginī (noun); fem abl sg of bhaginī (noun); fem gen sg of bhaginī (noun); …

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

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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