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thaddhā

thaddha

masc nom pl of thaddha (pp); fem nom sg of thaddha (pp); fem nom pl of thaddha (pp); nt nom pl of thaddha (pp); …

1. hard; firm; stiff; lit. stiffened
2. stubborn; obstinate; obdurate; (comm) stiff with anger and conceit; lit. stiff
3. proud (of); conceited (about); lit. stiff

Etymology. √thambh + ta; from √thambh 'support, be stiff'; Sanskrit stabdha [stambh]

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

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