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Pali
Etymology
Inherited from Sanskrit गर्भ (gárbha).
Noun
gabbha m
- womb, the swelling of the womb (during pregnancy)
- embryo, fetus
c. 50 BC, Petavatthu; republished in Prof. Minayeff, Petavatthu, London: Pali Text Society, 1888, page 6:7. Tassā dvemāsiko gabbho lohitañ ñeva pagghari
tad'assā mātā kupitā mayhaṃ ñātī samānayi.- 7. When her unborn child was two months old, just blood flowed forth. Then her angry mother brought her kin to me.
- interior, cavity
Declension
Declension table of "gabbha" (masculine)
References
- Pali Text Society (1921–1925) “gabbha”, in Pali-English Dictionary, London: Chipstead