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kappe

kappa

masc acc pl of kappa (adj); nt acc pl of kappa (adj); masc loc sg of kappa (adj); nt loc sg of kappa (adj); …

1. kappa (adj): fitting; suitable; appropriate (to)
2. kappa (adj): (vinaya) allowable; lit. suitable
3. kappa (masc): aeon; age; lifespan of a world system
4. kappa (masc): (gram) chapter; section
5. kappa (adj): equipped with; endowed with; full of
6. kappa (adj): equal; identical (to); just like
7. kappa (masc): thought; speculation; mental fabrication; imagination
8. kappati (pr): it is suitable; it is proper; it is fitting (for); it is allowable
9. …

Etymology. √kapp + a; from √kapp 'be fit, be suitable'; Sanskrit kalpa [kḷp]

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

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