accusative singular neuter of pāpa (adjective)
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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