Paṭicchāda [from paṭi + chad] 1. covering, clothes, clothing Pv II 1 16 (= vattha Pv-a 76). 2. deceiving, hiding; concealment, deception Snp 232.
(masc, masc, from paṭicchādeti) covering; concealing; hiding [lit.] covering back Construction: pati + √chad > chād + *a