masculine
precipice
a precipice; steep rock
Papāta [cf. Epic. Sanskrit prapāta, of pra + pat] 1. falling down, a fall Vin II 284 (chinna-papātaṃ papatanti); S V 47. 2. a cliff, precipice, steep rock M I 11; S III 109 (sobbho p. kodh'upāyāsass'etaṃ adhivacanaṃ; cf. papaṭā); A III 389 (sobbho p.); Ja III 5; 530; V 70; VI 306, 309; Vism 116; Pv-a 174; Saddh 208, 282, 353. — adjective falling off steeply, having an abrupt end Vin II 237 = A IV 198, 200 (samuddo na āyatakena p.). -taṭa a rocky or steep declivity Dhp-a I 73.
【陽】 斷崖; 陡峭的岩石. ~taṭa, 【陽】 陡坡.
(masc, masc, from papatati) cliff; precipice; steep drop precipice, steep rock Construction: pa + √pat > pāt + *a