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nippesikatā

fem nom sg of nippesikatā (noun); fem nom pl of nippesikatā (noun); fem acc pl of nippesikatā (noun); fem instr sg of nippesikatā (noun); …

  1. putting others down; belittling others

Etymology. nī + √pis > pes + *ika + tā; from √pis 'speak ill'; Sanskrit naiṣpeṣikatā [niṣpiṣ]

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

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