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dubbacā

dubbaca

masc nom pl of dubbaca (adj); fem nom sg of dubbaca (adj); fem nom pl of dubbaca (adj); nt nom pl of dubbaca (adj); …

1. hard to talk to; obstinate; obdurate; stubborn; unamenable to verbal correction

Etymology. dur + √vac > bac + a; from √vac 'say, speak'; Sanskrit daurvacasya (bsk) [vac]

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

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