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pāyamānāpi

pāyamāna

prp

1. pāyamāna (prp): breastfeeding; lit. causing to drink
2. pāyamānā (fem): nursing woman; breastfeeding woman; lit. causing to drink

Analysis. pāyamāna + api; pāyamāno + api; pāyamānā + api

Etymology. pāya + māna; from √pā 'drink'; Sanskrit pāyyamāna [pā]

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

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