adjective · abhikkhaṇa 1.1 · abhikkhaṇa 2.1
Abhikkhaṇa 1 (neuter) [from abhikkhanati] digging up of the ground M I 143. Abhikkhaṇa 2 (neuter) [abhi + °ikkhaṇa from īkṣ, cf. Sanskrit abhīkṣṇa of which the eontracted form is Pāli abhiṇha] only as accusative adverb °ṃ constantly, repeated, often Vv 24 12 (= abhiṇhaṃ Vv-a 116); Pv II 8 4 (= abhiṇhaṃ bahuso Pv-a 107); Pp 31; Dhp-a II 91.
digging
【形】不變的。~ṇaṃ,【副】不變地，時常。
(adj, adj, in comps) constant; frequent; regular constant Construction: abhi + √ikkh + aṇa
(nt, nt, from abhikkhaṇati) digging; turning up the soil [lit.] digging deeper Construction: abhi + √khaṇ + a