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chindeyya

chindati

opt 3rd sg of chindati (verb)

1. cuts off; severs
2. cuts up; slices up
3. (of a tree) cuts down; fells (something at)
4. destroys
5. cuts across; breasts; fords
6. breaks into; burgles; lit. cuts

Etymology. chinda + ti; from √chid 'cut, divide'; Sanskrit chinatti [chid]

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

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