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tape

tapa

masc acc pl of tapa (adj); nt acc pl of tapa (adj); masc loc sg of tapa (adj); nt loc sg of tapa (adj); …

1. tapa (adj): hot; warm
2. tapati (pr): shines; radiates; glows; blazes
3. tapati (pr): burns; scorches
4. tapas (masc): spiritual practice; religious practice; lit. burning
5. tapas (masc): self-mortification; ascetic practice; austerity; lit. burning
6. tapas (masc): heat; warmth; lit. burning
7. tapeti (pr): troubles; bothers; lit. causes heat

Etymology. √tap + a; from √tap 'burn, radiate heat'; Sanskrit tapa [tap]

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

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