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kīḷāpanako

kīḷāpanaka

masc nom sg of kīḷāpanaka (noun); masc nom sg of kīḷāpanaka (adj)

1. male playmate; companion; lit. causing to play
2. who makes play

Etymology. kīḷāpe + ana + ka; from √kīḷ 'play'; Sanskrit krīḍanikā, krīḍāpanikā [krīḍ]

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

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