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pāpikāya

pāpaka

fem instr sg of pāpaka (adj); fem dat sg of pāpaka (adj); fem abl sg of pāpaka (adj); fem gen sg of pāpaka (adj); …

1. bad; wicked; evil; wrong; worthless; harmful
2. (of speech) rough; harsh; dirty
3. leading to; lit. reaching

Etymology. pāpa + ka; Sanskrit pāpaka

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

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