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bighani

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Possibly from Sanskrit विघ्न (vighna, impediment; hindrance; disturbance). Compare Kapampangan bigani, Javanese ꦮꦶꦒꦼꦤ (wigena, hindrance) and Old Javanese wighani (disturbed).

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bighanì (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜒᜄ᜔ᜑᜈᜒ)

  1. charm; attraction; allurement; fascination
    Synonyms: akit, hikayat
  2. seduction
  3. (obsolete) incitation; instigation
  4. (obsolete) impulse; impetus
  5. (chiefly in the negative, obsolete) inquietude; restlessness; irritability
  6. (obsolete) shaking lazily and reluctantly

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