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kappeyya

kappati

opt 3rd sg of kappati (verb); opt 3rd sg of kappeti (verb)

1. kappati (pr): it is suitable; it is proper; it is fitting (for); it is allowable
2. kappeti (pr): forms; fashions; constructs; lit. causes to be suitable
3. kappeti (pr): (of life) lives; leads; goes about; lit. causes to be suitable
4. kappeti (pr): (of sexual intercourse) performs (with); lit. causes to be suitable
5. kappeti (pr): (of hair) trims; styles; fashions; lit. causes to be suitable
6. kappeti (pr): (of a posture, sitting or lying down) adopts; takes up; assumes; uses; sits (on); lies down (in); lit. causes to be suitable
7. kappeti (pr): harnesses, considers; lit. causes to be suitable
8. kappeti (pr): prepares; readies; arranges; lit. causes to be suitable

Etymology. kappa + ti; from √kapp 'be fit, be suitable'; Sanskrit kalpate [kḷp]

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

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