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palāpo

palāpa

masc nom sg of palāpa (noun); masc nom sg of palāpa (adj)

1. chattering; prattle; idle talk; blah blah
2. who is useless; who is worthless; waste of a man; (comm) devoid of ethics; lit. chaff
3. 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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