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makkhī

masc nom sg of makkhī (adj); masc nom pl of makkhī (adj); fem nom sg of makkhī (adj); nt nom pl of makkhī (adj); …

1. who slanders; who denigrates; (comm) who erases the good qualities of another; lit. rubbing

Etymology. √makkh + ī; from √makkh 'rub, erase'; Sanskrit mrakṣin [mrakṣ]

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

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