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kapaṇo

kapaṇa

masc nom sg of kapaṇa (adj); masc nom sg of kapaṇa (noun)

  1. poor; wretched; miserable
  2. beggar; pauper; cripple

Etymology. √kap + aṇa; from √kap 'take pity'; Sanskrit kṛpaṇa [kṛp]

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

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