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piṇḍapātikā

piṇḍapātika

masc nom pl of piṇḍapātika (adj); fem nom sg of piṇḍapātika (adj); fem nom pl of piṇḍapātika (adj); nt nom pl of piṇḍapātika (adj); …

1. who collects alms-food (by walking from house to house)
2. who lives on alms-food; beggar

Etymology. piṇḍa + pāta + ika; Sanskrit piṇḍapātika

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

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