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nikkhamma

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1. leaving; exiting; coming out (of); lit. going out
2. going forth; leaving the household life; ordaining; lit. going out

Etymology. nī + √kam > kham + ya; from √kam 'go'; Sanskrit niṣkramya [niṣkram]

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

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