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aparinibbuto

aparinibbuta

masc nom sg of aparinibbuta (pp)

  1. (of mental defilement) not completely quenched; not entirely emancipated; not completely cooled; lit. not completely blown away
  2. (of fire) not extinguished; not put out; not quenched; lit. not completely blown away
  3. (of an arahant) not died one's final death; not attained final Nibbāna; lit. not completely blown away

Etymology. na > a + pari + nī + √vā > vu > bu + ta; from √vā 'blow, emit odour'; Sanskrit na + parinirvṛta [parinirvā]

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

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