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# Dictionary of Pali Proper Names v1.c13.426

Dictionary of Pāli Proper Names v1.c13.426

- **Language:** English

### [v1.c13.426](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v1.c13.426)

The village was so called because of the preponderance (\*ussannatā\*) of \*khomadussā\* (linen cloth).²

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