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nikkhepo

nikkhepa

masc nom sg of nikkhepa (noun)

1. discarding; dropping; putting down; throwing away; casting off (of); lit. throwing down
2. putting down; placing down; lit. throwing down
3. laying down; putting to rest; lit. throwing down
4. summary treatment; lit. throwing down

Etymology. ni + √khip > khep + *a; from √khip 'throw'; Sanskrit nikṣepa [nikṣip]

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

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