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samphassoti

samphassa

masc

1. contact (with); touch (of); impression (of); lit. touching together
2. blow; stroke; hit (from); lit. touching together

Analysis. samphasso + iti

Etymology. saṃ + √phus > phass + a; from √phus 'touch'; Sanskrit saṃsparśa [saṃspṛś]

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

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