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nipphoṭeyya

nipphoṭeti

opt 3rd sg of nipphoṭeti (verb)

  1. tramples down; stomps (on); crushes; smashes
  2. smothers

Etymology. ni + phoṭe + ti; from √phuṭ 'beat, smash'; Sanskrit nir + sphuṭayati [sphuṭ]

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

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