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sambādho

sambādha

masc nom sg of sambādha (adj); masc nom sg of sambādha (noun)

1. crowded; cramped; confined; hemmed-in; lit. pressing together
2. confinement; captivity; cramped place; obstruction; difficult passage; lit. pressing together
3. inconvenience; difficulty; obstacles; (comm) obstructions; lit. pressing together
4. pubic area; genital region; groin; lit. pressing together

Etymology. saṃ + √bādh + a; from √bādh 'press, oppress'; Sanskrit sambādha [sambādh]

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

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