dīpin

Pali

Alternative forms

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit द्वीपिन् (dvīpin).[1] Although formally and etymologically synchronically analysable as dīpa (island) + -in, this may not have affected the sense.

Noun

dīpin m

  1. leopard
    • 1937, A.P. Buddhadatta, New Pali Course (Part I), Key to Exercise 23:
      Ayaṃ dīpi sanikaṃ āgantvā sahasā gāviyā upari pati.
      This leopard came slowly and, suddenly, fell upon the cow.
  2. tiger

Declension

References

  1. Pali Text Society (1921–1925) “dīpin”, in Pali-English Dictionary‎, London: Chipstead
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