Pāli Dictionary

paṭisevī

patiprefixsevrootīsuffix

Part of speech

adjective

Root

sev1serve; associate

Synonyms

paṭisevanta

Antonyms

paṭikkhitta

monastic

  • using; making use of; one who indulges in (something)

  • MN 56

    taṃ kiṃ maññasi, gahapati, idh'assa nigaṇṭho ābādhiko dukkhito bāḷhagilāno sīt'odakapaṭikkhitto uṇh'odakapaṭisevī. so sīt'odakaṃ alabhamāno kālaṅ'kareyya. imassa pana, gahapati, nigaṇṭho nāṭaputto katth'ūpapattiṃ paññapetī'ti?

approximate

Compound structure

analyses: 1

patisevi
  1. pati

    lord; master; ruler

  2. sevisevī

    associating (with); frequenting; resorting (to)

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