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rūpasmiṁ

rūpa

noun (neuter), locative singular

1. form, physical shape
2. material form, matter
3. colour
4. in the canon, the five aggregates context: form (the physical body or material world)

Etymology. From Indo-European *h₂reup- (to break, tear); cognate with Latin rupes (cliff, crag) and English rupture. The root imagery moved from 'breaking/tearing visible form' to 'visible form, shape' itself.

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

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