avīci (2278)
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Entry 2278, Page 78, Col. 2 -
(avIci, avIci)
avīci¦, m. or f. (in Skt. only m.; rarely also f. in Pali, see CPD s.v.), n. of a hell (= Skt. and Pali id.), a hot hell acc. to Mvy 4927 and Dharmas 121; passim. Fem. e.g. RP 30.16 (vs) dāruṇam (short -a- m.c.) avīcīm (end of line). Most forms, of course, are ambiguous as to gender. Cf. āvīci. [Page079-a+ 71]