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karaṇīyā

karaṇīya

nt nom pl of karaṇīya (noun); nt instr sg of karaṇīya (noun); nt abl sg of karaṇīya (noun); nt voc sg of karaṇīya (noun); …

1. duty; obligation; business; something to be done; lit. to be done
2. should be done; must be done; ought to be made; to be observed; lit. to be done
3. should be; must be; should be had; lit. to be done
4. need (of); use (for); lit. to be done

Etymology. √kar + aṇīya; from √kar 'do, make'; Sanskrit karaṇīya [kṛ]

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

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