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nivāpeti

nivāpa

masc

1. fodder; feeding; offered food; lit. throwing down
2. bait; food thrown down to catch an animal; lit. throwing down
3. fodder; feeding; offered food; lit. throwing down
4. in reference to MN25 Nivāpasutta; lit. throwing down

Analysis. nir + āpeti; nivāpe + iti

Etymology. ni + √vap > vāp + *a; from √vap 'sow, shave'; Sanskrit nivāpa [nivap]

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

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