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pūti

masc nom sg of pūti (adj); fem nom sg of pūti (adj); nt nom sg of pūti (adj); nt acc sg of pūti (adj); …

1. fermented; foul-smelling; fetid; stinking; rotten; putrid
2. (of seed) rotten; spoiled

Etymology. √pūy + ti; from √pūy 'rot, fester'; Sanskrit pūti [pūy]

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

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