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channā

channa

masc nom pl of channa (pp); fem nom sg of channa (pp); fem nom pl of channa (pp); nt nom pl of channa (pp); …

1. covered (with); hidden (by); concealed (by)
2. thatched; roofed; covered
3. clothed; not naked
4. roofed building; covered structure; lit. covered
5. pleasing; welcome; acceptable; lit. pleased
6. given pleasure, relished; lit. pleased
7. name of an arahant monk who committed suicide; lit. pleased
8. disguised; concealed (as)
9. …

Etymology. √chad + na; from √chad 'cover, conceal'; Sanskrit channa [chad]

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

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