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pesuṇiyañca

pesuṇiya

nt

1. divisive speech; slander; defamation; denigration; back-biting

Analysis. pesuṇiyaṃ + ca

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

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

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