sattālopiko

sattālopika

masc nom sg of sattālopika (noun)

ascetic who subsists on only seven mouthfuls of food; lit. seven morsel-er

Analysis. satta (seven) + ālopa (mouthful, morsel) + -ika (agent suffix); a practitioner of extreme restraint limiting intake to exactly seven mouthfuls daily.

Etymology. satta from Indo-European *septm̥ (cognate with English seven, Latin septem, Greek hepta); ālopa from √lup

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

Lite mode — plain HTML for e-readers and old browsers. Full version