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appatarā

appatara

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

1. less; fewer in number
2. smaller; shorter
3. (of time) less frequent; shorter; lit. smaller

Etymology. appa + tara; Sanskrit alpatara (alpa + tara)

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

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