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pakkhando

pakkhanda

masc nom sg of pakkhanda (adj); masc nom sg of pakkhanda (noun); aor 2nd sg of pakkhandi (verb)

1. pakkhanda (adj): jumping; leaping (into); lit. jumping forward
2. pakkhanda (masc): transgressor; offender; violator; lit. who jumps forward
3. pakkhandi (aor): leaped forward; spring forward; rushed onwards (to); lit. jumped forward
4. pakkhanda (adj): entered; gone (into); lit. jumped forward

Etymology. pa + √khand + a; from √khand 'jump'; Sanskrit praskandin [praskand]

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

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