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papātā

papāta

masc nom pl of papāta (noun); masc instr sg of papāta (noun); masc abl sg of papāta (noun); masc voc sg of papāta (noun); …

  1. cliff; precipice; steep drop; lit. fall forward

Etymology. pa + √pat > pāt + *a; from √pat 'fall'; Sanskrit prapāta [prapat]

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

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