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paripāko

paripāka

masc nom sg of paripāka (noun)

1. decay; deterioration; lit. (over) ripeness
2. perfection; refinement; purification; lit. cooking all round
3. maturation; development; lit. ripeness
4. digestion

Etymology. pari + √pac > pāc > pāk + *a; from √pac 'cook, mature, ripen'; Sanskrit paripāka [paripac]

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

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