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pārupeyya

pārupati

opt 3rd sg of pārupati (verb); opt 3rd sg of pārupeti (verb)

1. pārupati (pr): (of an outer garment) wraps; wears; dresses (in); puts on
2. pārupeti (pr): (of an outer garment) wears; dresses (in); puts on

Built from

• pāru — root · outer garment, cloth
  The base noun from which the verb is derived; likely a pre-Aryan word for a type of wrapped or draped garment.
• peyya — ending · to be done (gerundive)
  Gerundive suffix marking obligation or potential; forms the optative in combination with the root. Related to √pā but used here as a general suffix for verbal nouns.

Analysis. pāru + peyya: pāru (outer garment, cloth) + peyya (gerundive ending, 'to be done'). The form suggests 'that which should be wrapped' or 'wrapping duty', though usage here is optative.

Etymology. pāru- (garment) is of uncertain origin, possibly from a non-Aryan substrate. The verb is denominative from pāru. The -peyya ending is the gerundive suffix (cf. Sanskrit -tavya), from √pā 'to drink' or more likely here as a general obligation/possibility marker.

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

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