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tiropabbataṁ

tiropabbata

accusative singular neuter of tiropabbata (noun); or nominative/accusative singular neuter in compounds

1. beyond the mountain
2. on the far side of the mountain
3. remote, distant

Built from

• tiro — prefix · beyond, across
  Spatial adposition meaning on the far side of; carries concrete imagery of passing through or over something to reach the remote side.
• pabbata — root · mountain
  From Sanskrit parvata; a natural barrier or landmark. Often used in literature and cosmology to represent remoteness or difficulty of access.

Analysis. tiro (prep. 'beyond, across') + pabbata (n. 'mountain'); a prepositional compound indicating spatial removal or distance.

Etymology. tiro derives from Proto-Indo-European *tḷ-; pabbata from Sanskrit parvata (mountain), akin to English word-family of 'part' and Latin pars (division, portion). The spatial prefix embeds the sense of traversing or crossing over an obstacle.

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

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