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palāpe

palāpa

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

1. palāpa (masc): chattering; prattle; idle talk; blah blah
2. palāpa (masc): who is useless; who is worthless; waste of a man; (comm) devoid of ethics; lit. chaff
3. palāpeti (pr): causes to put to flight; lit. causes to run away
4. palāpa (adj): chaff-like; throwaway; useless; worthless

Etymology. pa + √lap > lāp + *a; from √lap 'speak, chat'; Sanskrit pralāpa [pralap]

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

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