Pāli Dictionary

paṭirūpa

patiprefixrūprootasuffix

Part of speech

adjective

Root

rūp8form; shape

Synonyms

tathārūpa, kappa, tajja, sampanna, sāmaggiya, yutta, sāruppa, anulomika,

Antonyms

appaṭirūpa

general

  • fit; proper; suitable; befitting; appropriate

  • Snp 2.4

    paṭirūpadesavāso ca, pubbe ca katapuññatā, attasammāpaṇidhi ca, etaṃ maṅgalam'uttamaṃ.

  • seeming; counterfeit; falsified; similar in appearance

patirūpa

approximate

patiprefixrūprootasuffix

Part of speech

adjective

Root

rūp8form; shape

Synonyms

tathārūpa, kappa, tajja, sampanna, sāmaggiya, yutta, sāruppa, anulomika,

Antonyms

appatirūpa, nappatirūpa

general

  • suitable; proper; appropriate; befitting

  • MN 91

    atha kho brahm'āyuno brāhmaṇassa avidūre ambavanassa etadahosi, na kho m'etaṃ patirūpaṃ yo'haṃ pubbe appaṭisaṃvidito samaṇaṃ gotamaṃ dassanāya upasaṅkameyyan'ti.

  • Dhp 158

    attānam'eva paṭhamaṃ, patirūpe nivesaye, ath'aññam'anusāseyya, na kilisseyya paṇḍito.

ethics

  • counterfeit; falsified; hypocritical; a false representation

approximate

Compound structure

analyses: 2

pātirūpā
  1. pāti

    a bowl; a dish; a drinking cup; a receptacle

  2. rūpā

    visible form; sight-object; what is seen by the eye

pātiarūpā
  1. pāti

    a bowl; a dish; a drinking cup; a receptacle

  2. arūpāarūpa

    formless; immaterial; incorporeal, without physical form

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