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sāvajjā

sāvajja

masc nom pl of sāvajja (adj); fem nom sg of sāvajja (adj); fem nom pl of sāvajja (adj); nt nom pl of sāvajja (adj); …

1. objectionable; blameworthy; wrong; at fault
2. (which is) objectionable; blameworthy; wrong; fault; lit. (which is) not praiseworthy

Etymology. sa + ava + √vad + ya > vajja; from √vad 'salute, praise'; Sanskrit sāvadya [avavad]

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

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