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gedhaṃ

gedha

masc acc sg of gedha (noun)

1. greed; desire; yearning (for)
2. thicket; dense bush; tangle; (comm) (or) bondage

Etymology. √gidh > gedh + *a; from √gidh 'be greedy'; Sanskrit gṛddha [gṛdh]

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

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