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piṇḍo

piṇḍa

masc nom sg of piṇḍa (noun)

1. ball; lump
2. bit of food; alms food
3. stalk of a toadstool

Etymology. √piṇḍ + a; from √piṇḍ 'collect'; Sanskrit piṇḍa [piṇḍ]

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

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