jhāpeti

Pali

Alternative forms

Alternative forms

• 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