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piṭṭhikaṇṭako

piṭṭhikaṇṭaka

masc nom sg of piṭṭhikaṇṭaka (noun)

1. vertebra; backbone; spine; spinal column; lit. back thorn

Etymology. piṭṭhi + kaṇṭaka; Sanskrit pṛṣṭha + kaṇṭaka

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

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