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giddhā

giddha

masc nom pl of giddha (pp); fem nom sg of giddha (pp); fem nom pl of giddha (pp); nt nom pl of giddha (pp); …

1. greedy (for); desirous (of); lit. become greedy

Etymology. √gidh + ta; from √gidh 'be greedy'; Sanskrit gardhita, gṛdhnu [gṛdh]

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

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