akusala

Pali

Alternative forms

Etymology

a- (“not”) +‎ kusala (“skilful”). The noun is a specialised application of the adjective.

Adjective

akusala

  1. unskilful
  2. bad

Declension

Noun

akusala n

  1. demerit, sin, bad action

Declension

Descendants

  • → Sanskrit: अकुशल (akuśala, “evil”)
  • → Old Mon: အကုသလ (akusala)

References

Pali Text Society (1921–1925) “kusala”, in Pali-English Dictionary‎, London: Chipstead

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