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kappeti

pr 3rd sg of kappeti (verb)

1. forms; fashions; constructs; lit. causes to be suitable
2. (of life) lives; leads; goes about; lit. causes to be suitable
3. (of sexual intercourse) performs (with); lit. causes to be suitable
4. (of hair) trims; styles; fashions; lit. causes to be suitable
5. (of a posture, sitting or lying down) adopts; takes up; assumes; uses; sits (on); lies down (in); lit. causes to be suitable
6. harnesses, considers; lit. causes to be suitable
7. prepares; readies; arranges; lit. causes to be suitable

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

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

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