Pāli Dictionary

kalāpī1

kalāpastemīsuffix

Part of speech

noun · feminine

Synonyms

veṇī

general

  • a bundle; a sheaf (e.g. of grass or reeds)

  • SN 35.248

    seyyathā'pi, bhikkhave, yavakalāpī cātumahāpathe nikkhittā assa. atha cha purisā āgaccheyyuṃ byābhaṅgihatthā. te yavakalāpiṃ chahi byābhaṅgīhi haneyyuṃ. evañ'hi sā, bhikkhave, yavakalāpī suhatā assa chahi byābhaṅgīhi haññamānā.

  • SN 12.67

    seyyathā'pi, āvuso, dve naḷakalāpiyo aññam'aññaṃ nissāya tiṭṭheyyuṃ. evam'eva kho, āvuso, nāmarūpapaccayā viññāṇaṃ, viññāṇapaccayā nāmarūpaṃ

kalāpī2

kalāpastemīsuffix

Part of speech

noun · masculine

general

  • one who carries a quiver or bundle

  • peacock (literally ‘the one with a tail-bundle’)

approximate

Compound structure

analyses: 1

kāḷāapi
  1. kāḷākāḷa

    black; dark

  2. api

    (prefix) on; onto; towards; close by

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