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paṭikūle

paṭikūla

masc acc pl of paṭikūla (adj); nt acc pl of paṭikūla (adj); masc loc sg of paṭikūla (adj); nt loc sg of paṭikūla (adj); …

1. paṭikūla (adj): unpleasant; disagreeable; repulsive; lit. against the slope
2. paṭikūla (adj): averse to; not wanting; lit. against the slope
3. paṭikūlati (pr): recoils; is repulsed; experiences aversion; lit. goes against the slope

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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