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puññañca

puñña

nt

1. merit; good deed; spiritual wealth
2. having merit; meritorious; auspicious; virtuous

Analysis. puññaṃ + ca

Etymology. √puṇ + ya; from √puṇ 'be skilful, be precise'; Sanskrit puṇya [puṇ]

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

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