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tiṁsampi

tiṁsa

numeral (indeclinable); here with enclitic -pi 'even, also'

  1. thirty
  2. the number 30

Analysis. tiṁsa + pi: 'thirty' + 'even/also'; the enclitic -pi adds emphasis or inclusivity ('even thirty', 'as many as thirty').

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

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