kappetā

masc nom sg of kappetar (noun); masc voc sg of kappetar (noun); masc instr sg of kappenta (prp); nt instr sg of kappenta (prp); …

kappetar (masc): preparer; who readies; who arranges; lit. who causes to be suitable
kappenta (prp): preparing; arranging; forming; fashioning; constructing; lit. causing to be suitable
kappenta (prp): harnessing, trimming, considering, making, leading (one's life); lit. causing to be suitable

Etymology. kappe + tar; from √kapp 'be fit, be suitable'; Sanskrit kalpetṛ [kḷp]

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

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