Pāli Dictionary

piṭṭhika

piṭṭhistemkasuffix

Part of speech

adjective

Root

ṭhā1立つ

general

  • 背を持つ；……背の（例：dīghapiṭṭhika「長い背の」などの複合語で用いる）

  • having a back; -backed (used in compounds, e.g. dīghapiṭṭhika ‘long-backed’)

  • MN 98

    pād'udare'pi jānātha, urage dīghapiṭṭhike, liṅgaṃ jātimayaṃ tesaṃ, aññam'aññā hi jātiyo.

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