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paṭikūlañca

paṭikūla

adj

1. unpleasant; disagreeable; repulsive; lit. against the slope
2. averse to; not wanting; lit. against the slope

Analysis. paṭikūlaṃ + ca

Etymology. pati + √kūl + a; from √kūl 'obstruct, embank'; Sanskrit pratikūla [kūl]

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

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