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nipakā

nipaka

masc nom pl of nipaka (adj); fem nom sg of nipaka (adj); fem nom pl of nipaka (adj); nt nom pl of nipaka (adj); …

1. intelligent; wise; discerning; astute
2. chief; master

Built from

• ni — prefix · down, into
  Prefix of direction and internalization, suggesting process directed inward. Cognates: English nether, German nieder.
• pak — root · ripen, cook, mature
  The root carries the image of ripening or cooking—faculties refined through heat and time. Cognate: Latin coquere, English cook.

Etymology. ni- (down, into) + √pak (to cook, ripen, mature), suggesting one whose faculties have matured or deepened through inward ripening. Related to Sanskrit nipakva and the root √pac found in English "cook" and Latin "coquere".

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

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