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nikkhipantā

nikkhipanta

masc nom pl of nikkhipanta (prp); nt nom pl of nikkhipanta (prp); masc voc pl of nikkhipanta (prp); nt voc pl of nikkhipanta (prp)

1. (of feet) placing down; setting down; stepping; lit. throwing down
2. giving up; lit. throwing down
3. laying down or aside; lit. throwing down

Etymology. ni + khipa + nta; from √khip 'throw'; Sanskrit nikṣipat [nikṣip]

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

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