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jappe

jappa

nt acc pl of jappa (noun); nt loc sg of jappa (noun); masc acc pl of jappa (noun); masc loc sg of jappa (noun); …

1. jappa (masc): talk, speech
2. jappa (masc): idle talk; frivolous chatter; gossip
3. jappa (nt): incantation; prayer; spell
4. jappati (pr): desires; longs; yearns; hungers (for); lit. prays
5. jappā (fem): desire; greed; longing; yearning; lit. prayers
6. jappā (fem): talk for gain
7. jappe (opt): could desire; would long; could yearn (for); lit. could prays
8. jappeti (pr): works up (conceit)
9. …

Etymology. from √japp 'mutter, pray'; Sanskrit jalpa [jap]

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

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