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upavadeyyuṃ

upavadati

opt 3rd pl of upavadati (verb)

1. blames; criticizes; finds fault (with someone about); lit. speaks near
2. assumes; lit. speaks near

Etymology. upa + vada + ti; from √vad 'say, speak'; Sanskrit upavadati [upavad]

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

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