pakkhandin

adjective noun

  1. (adj.) bold, braggart, lit. jumping on or forth Dhp.244; Snp.89 (= pakkhandaka Snp-a.164).
  2. a military scout, lit an onrusher, a bravo DN.i.51 (cp. Dial. i.68); DN-a.i.157; Ja.ii.32, Ja.ii.281.

fr. pakkhandati