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paricārikāyo

paricārikā

fem nom pl of paricārikā (noun); fem acc pl of paricārikā (noun); fem voc pl of paricārikā (noun)

1. personal attendant; handmaiden; lit. who walks around

Etymology. pari + √car > cār + *ikā; from √car 'move, walk'; Sanskrit paricārikā [paricar]

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

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