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akappiyena

akappiya

masc instr sg of akappiya (ptp); nt instr sg of akappiya (ptp); nt instr sg of akappiya (noun); masc instr sg of akappiya (adj); …

1. (vinaya) not allowable; unsuitable; inappropriate; lit. not to be fit
2. something inappropriate; unallowable item; lit. not to be fit
3. unconstructed; unfashioned; unfabricated

Etymology. na > a + √kapp + iya; from √kapp 'be fit, be suitable'; Sanskrit akalpika, akalpayan (na + kalpayan) [kḷp]

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

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