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opammena

opamma

nt instr sg of opamma (noun)

1. simile; comparison; metaphor; analogy; lit. measured near state

Etymology. upa > opa + √mā + a + *ya; from √mā 'measure'; Sanskrit aupamya [upamā]

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

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