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chijjantu

chijjati

imp 3rd pl of chijjati (verb)

1. is cut off; is severed
2. ends; ceases to exist (due to); lit. is cut off
3. is broken; will break; lit. is cut off
4. (of a tree) is cut down; is chopped down (for)

Etymology. chijja + ti; from √chid 'cut, divide'; Sanskrit chidyate [chid]

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

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