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āpādetā

āpādetar

masc nom sg of āpādetar (noun); masc voc sg of āpādetar (noun); masc instr sg of āpādenta (prp); nt instr sg of āpādenta (prp); …

1. āpādetar (masc): who raises a child; who brings up; caregiver (of)
2. āpādetar (masc): nurse
3. āpādenta (prp): (of something bad) causing; effecting; producing

Etymology. ā + pāde + tar; from √pad 'go, step'; Sanskrit [āpad]

Meanings from the Digital Pāḷi Dictionary; morphology and etymology by Claude.

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