jhāpeti

Pali

Alternative forms

Alternative scripts
  • 𑀛𑀸𑀧𑁂𑀢𑀺 (Brahmi script)
  • झापेति (Devanagari script)
  • ঝাপেতি (Bengali script)
  • ඣාපෙති (Sinhalese script)
  • ဈာပေတိ or ၛာပေတိ or ꧢႃပေတိ (Burmese script)
  • ฌาเปติ (Thai script)
  • ᨫᩣᨷᩮᨲᩥ (Tai Tham script)
  • ຌາເປຕິ (Lao script)
  • ឈាបេតិ (Khmer script)
  • 𑄏𑄂𑄛𑄬𑄖𑄨 (Chakma script)

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-Aryan *ḍẓʰaHpáyati, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰgʷʰ-eh₁ (“to burn”). Compare Sanskrit क्षापयति (kṣāpayati), Ashokan Prakrit 𑀛𑀸𑀧𑀬𑀺𑀢𑀯𑀺𑀬𑁂 (jhāpayitaviye, “ought to be burnt”, gerundive).

Verb

jhāpeti

  1. causative of jhāyati (“to be on fire”)
    1. to set fire to; to burn
    2. to cook

References

  • Pali Text Society (1921–1925) “jhāpeti”, in Pali-English Dictionary‎, London: Chipstead
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