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pāpā

pāpa

masc nom pl of pāpa (adj); nt nom pl of pāpa (adj); nt acc pl of pāpa (adj); masc abl sg of pāpa (adj); …

1. pāpa (adj): evil; criminal; wrong; bad; vicious
2. pāpa (masc): evil doer; criminal; wrong-doer
3. pāpa (nt): evil action; crime; sin; wrongdoing; misdeed (in)
4. pāpā (imperf): fell; fell down (into); lit. fell forward

Etymology. Sanskrit pāpa

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

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