tapo

tapa

masc nom sg of tapa (adj); masc nom sg of tapas (noun); masc acc sg of tapas (noun); aor 2nd sg of tapi (verb)

tapa (adj): hot; warm
tapas (masc): spiritual practice; religious practice; lit. burning
tapas (masc): self-mortification; ascetic practice; austerity; lit. burning
tapas (masc): heat; warmth; lit. burning
tapi (aor): shined

Built from

tap — root · burn, heat
Indo-European root seen in Latin tepidus 'warm', English tepid. The concrete image of burning/heating extends to ascetic practice as a 'burning away' of defilements.
a — ending · nominative singular
Masculine nominative singular ending on adjectives and masculine nouns, marking the subject or predicate nominative in the nominative case.

Etymology. √tap 'to burn, heat' — cognate with Latin tepidus 'warm', English tepid; the abstract sense 'spiritual practice' reflects the imagery of ascetic heat consuming impurities, as in Sanskrit tapas.

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

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