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dubbhikkhe

dubbhikkha

nt acc pl of dubbhikkha (noun); nt loc sg of dubbhikkha (noun); masc acc pl of dubbhikkha (adj); nt acc pl of dubbhikkha (adj); …

  1. famine; scarcity of alms-food; lit. bad begging
  2. with a scarcity of food

Etymology. dur + √bhikkh + ā + a; from √bhikkh 'beg'; Sanskrit durbhikṣa [bhikṣ]

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

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