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kappena

kappa

masc instr sg of kappa (adj); nt instr sg of kappa (adj); masc instr sg of kappa (noun); nt instr sg of kappa (noun)

1. fitting; suitable; appropriate (to)
2. (vinaya) allowable; lit. suitable
3. aeon; age; lifespan of a world system
4. (gram) chapter; section
5. equipped with; endowed with; full of
6. equal; identical (to); just like
7. thought; speculation; mental fabrication; imagination
8. name of an arahant monk; lit. suitable
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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