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pāpake

pāpaka

masc acc pl of pāpaka (adj); nt acc pl of pāpaka (adj); masc loc sg of pāpaka (adj); nt loc sg of pāpaka (adj); …

1. bad; wicked; evil; wrong; worthless; harmful
2. (of speech) rough; harsh; dirty
3. leading to; lit. reaching
4. what reaches, causes to reach; lit. reaching
5. bad deeds; wickedness; evil actions; wrongdoing

Built from

• pāpa — root · evil, wrongdoing
  The semantic core denoting moral or physical harm. Related to Sanskrit pāpa-; etymology beyond Sanskrit uncertain.
• -ka — ending · qualitative/diminutive
  Adjectival suffix forming base adjectives from nouns; here it converts the noun pāpa into the adjective pāpaka (wicked, evil).

Etymology. From pāpa (evil, wrongdoing, demerit) + -ka (diminutive/qualitative suffix). Pāpa itself is of uncertain origin; possibly related to Sanskrit pāpa- (evil, sin), but no clear Indo-European cognate. The suffix -ka adds an adjectival or intensifying force, common in Pali derivation.

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

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