Pāli Dictionary

piṭṭhi

paprefixṭhārootisuffix

Part of speech

noun · feminine

Root

ṭhā1stand

general

  • the back (of a person or animal); the back or rear side of anything

  • AN 4.198

    so puratthimena nagarassa navaṃ santh'āgāraṃ kārāpetvā kesamassuṃ ohāretvā khar'ājinaṃ nivāsetvā sappitelena kāyaṃ abbhañjitvā magavisāṇena piṭṭhiṃ kaṇḍuvamāno navaṃ santh'āgāraṃ pavisati, saddhiṃ mahesiyā brāhmaṇena ca purohitena.

  • the top; the upper side; the surface

approximate

Compound structure

analyses: 2

apiatthi
  1. api

    (prefix) on; onto; towards; close by

  2. atthi

    to be; to exist; there is, there are

apiitthi
  1. api

    (prefix) on; onto; towards; close by

  2. itthi

    woman; female; wife

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