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vipulena

vipula

masc instr sg of vipula (adj); nt instr sg of vipula (adj); masc instr sg of vipula (noun)

1. vast; extensive; expansive; massive
2. name of a mountain near to Rājagaha; lit. massive

Built from

• vi — prefix · apart, asunder; intensive
  The prefix vi- means 'apart' or 'in different directions,' but also functions as an intensive marker for clarity and fullness. Here it intensifies the swelling sense of the root.
• pula — root · swell, expand
  The root sense is spreading or bulging outward. Related to Sanskrit pula- and Indo-European *pel- (fill, swell), cognate with English 'full' and Latin 'plenus'.

Etymology. From vi- (apart, asunder, intensive clarity) + pula (root meaning to swell, expand); the prefix vi- intensifies the notion of swelling outward. Related to Sanskrit vipula and Latin pullulāre (to sprout, swell). The root sense of spreading widely in different directions underlies both the physical sense (vast, expansive) and the proper noun (Mount Vipula, the 'massive' peak).

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

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