Pāli Dictionary

patirūpaka

patiprefixrūprootakasuffix

Part of speech

adjective

Synonyms

tathārūpa, kappa, patirūpa, tajja, paṭirūpa, sampanna, sāmaggiya, paṭibhāga,

general

  • resembling, similar to; having the appearance of; disguised as

  • AN 2.42

    ye te, bhikkhave, bhikkhū duggahitehi sutt'antehi byañjanappatirūpakehi atthañ'ca dhammañ'ca paṭibāhanti te, bhikkhave, bhikkhū bahujan'āhitāya paṭipannā bahujan'āsukhāya, bahuno janassa anatthāya ahitāya dukkhāya devamanussānaṃ.

  • counterfeit, fake, forged, imitation; an impostor

  • SN 3.11

    patirūpako mattikākuṇḍalo'va, loh'aḍḍhamāso'va suvaṇṇachanno, caranti loke parivārachannā, anto asuddhā bahi sobhamānā'ti.

  • resemblance, similar appearance, likeness

  • suitable, appropriate (for)

  • DN 30

    idha ca mahīpatissa kāmabhogī, gihipatirūpakā bahū bhavanti, yadi ca jahati sabbakāmabhogaṃ, labhati anuttaraṃ uttamadhan'aggan'ti.

paṭirūpaka1

approximate

patiprefixrūprootasuffixkasuffix

Part of speech

adjective

Root

rūp8form; shape

general

  • resembling; disguised as; in the appearance of

paṭirūpaka2

approximate

paṭirūpastemkasuffix

Part of speech

noun · neuter

general

  • fake; counterfeit; imitation

  • apparition; phantom; specter (also: an optical delusion)

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