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tapassī

masc nom sg of tapassī (noun); masc nom pl of tapassī (noun); masc acc pl of tapassī (noun); masc voc sg of tapassī (noun); …

1. ascetic; lit. who burns
2. devoted to religious austerities; performing ascetic practices; lit. burning

Etymology. √tap + as + sī; from √tap 'burn, radiate heat'; Sanskrit tapasvin [tap]

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

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