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tibbo

tibba

masc nom sg of tibba (pp)

  1. sharp; piercing; acute
  2. intense; keen; acute; lit. sharp
  3. dense; thick; dark

Etymology. √tij > tib + ta; from √tij 'be sharp, be hot'; Sanskrit tigma, tīvra [tij]

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

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