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Learned borrowing from Sanskrit तपस्वी (tapasvī), from तपस् (tapas, “religious austerity”).
ਤਪੱਸਵੀ • (tapassavī) m
- (Hinduism) ascetic, recluse, hermit, tapasvi
- Synonyms: ਤਪਾ (tapā), ਤਪੀ (tapī)
- “ਤਪੱਸਵੀ”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2025