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titthiyā

titthiya

masc nom pl of titthiya (noun); masc instr sg of titthiya (noun); masc abl sg of titthiya (noun); masc voc sg of titthiya (noun); …

1. teacher of another sect; head of another religion; lit. fording place
2. person of another sect; follower of another religion; lit. fording place
3. of another sect; following another religion; lit. with a fording place

Etymology. √tir + tha + iya; from √tir 'cross'; Sanskrit tīrthika [tṝ]

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

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