dīpin
Appearance
Pali
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Etymology
[edit]Inherited from Sanskrit द्वीपिन् (dvīpin).[1] Although formally and etymologically synchronically analysable as dīpa (“island”) + -in, this may not have affected the sense.
Noun
[edit]dīpin m
- 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.
- tiger
Declension
[edit]Declension table of "dīpin" (masculine)
Case \ Number | Singular | Plural |
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Nominative (first) | dīpī or dīpi | dīpino or dīpī or dīpiyo |
Accusative (second) | dīpiṃ or dīpinaṃ | dīpino or dīpī |
Instrumental (third) | dīpinā | dīpīhi or dīpībhi |
Dative (fourth) | dīpissa or dīpino | dīpīnaṃ |
Ablative (fifth) | dīpismā or dīpimhā | dīpīhi or dīpībhi |
Genitive (sixth) | dīpissa or dīpino | dīpīnaṃ |
Locative (seventh) | dīpismiṃ or dīpimhi | dīpīsu |
Vocative (calling) | dīpi | dīpino or dīpī |