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taccheyya

tacchati

opt 3rd sg of tacchati (verb); opt 3rd sg of taccheti (verb)

1. tacchati (pr): does carpentry work; planes
2. tacchati (pr): smooths out
3. tacchati (pr): chops up; hacks apart (somebody with)
4. tacchati (pr): trims; chops; pares down; cuts off
5. taccheti (pr): chops; cuts off; shapes with an axe

Etymology. taccha + ti; from √tacch 'cut, chop'; Sanskrit takṣati [takṣ]

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

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