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pāpaṁ

pāpa

accusative singular neuter of pāpa (adjective)

  1. evil, wickedness
  2. bad action, sin
  3. harmful deed

Etymology. From the root pap- (to harm, corrupt); cognate with Sanskrit pāpa and Greek πήμα pḗma (damage, harm). The concrete sense is defilement or corruption, especially of the moral order.

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

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