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pesuṇāni

pesuṇa

nt nom pl of pesuṇa (noun); nt acc pl of pesuṇa (noun); nt voc pl of pesuṇa (noun); nt nom pl of pesuṇa (adj); …

  1. divisive speech; slander; defamation; denigration; back-biting
  2. with divisive speech; having slander

Etymology. √pis > pes + uṇa + *a; from √pis 'speak ill'; Sanskrit paiśuna [piṣ]

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

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