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āpāyikā

āpāyika

masc nom pl of āpāyika (adj); fem nom sg of āpāyika (adj); fem nom pl of āpāyika (adj); nt nom pl of āpāyika (adj); …

1. suffering; wretched; miserable; lit. gone away
2. destined for a miserable state; to be reborn in suffering; lit. gone away

Etymology. apa > āpa + √i > ay + *a + *ika; from √i 'come, go'; Sanskrit āpāyika [ape]

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

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