kappāsa

Pali

Alternative forms

Alternative forms

• 𑀓𑀧𑁆𑀧𑀸𑀲 (Brahmi script)
• कप्पास (Devanagari script)
• কপ্পাস (Bengali script)
• කප‍්පාස (Sinhalese script)
• ကပ္ပါသ or ၵပ္ပႃသ or ၵပ်ပႃသ (Burmese script)
• กปฺปาส or กัปปาสะ (Thai script)
• ᨠᨷ᩠ᨷᩤᩈ (Tai Tham script)
• ກປ຺ປາສ or ກັປປາສະ (Lao script)
• កប្បាស (Khmer script)
• 𑄇𑄛𑄴𑄛𑄂𑄥 (Chakma script)

Etymology

From Sanskrit कर्पास (karpāsa).

Noun

kappāsa n

1. cotton

   Synonyms: picu, tūla

Further reading

• Pali Text Society (1921–1925) “kappāsa”, in Pali-English Dictionary‎, London: Chipstead