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Pali
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
- causative of jhāyati (“to be on fire”)
- to set fire to; to burn
- to cook
References
- Pali Text Society (1921–1925) “jhāpeti”, in Pali-English Dictionary, London: Chipstead