Tintinati, Tintiṇāti: 1 definition

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Source: Sutta: The Pali Text Society's Pali-English Dictionary

Tintiṇāti, & Tintiṇāyati (either=Sk. timirayati to be obscured, from tim in timira, or from stim (Sk. *tistimāyati›*stistim° after tiṣṭhati›*stiṣṭhati; =P. titiṇāyati) to become stiff, cp. timi, thīna and in meaning mucchati. The root tam occurs in same meaning in cpd. nitammati (q. v. =Sk. nitāmyati) at J. IV, 284, explained by atikilamati) to become sick, to swoon, to (stiffen out in a) faint J. I, 243 (tintiṇanto corresp. with mucchita); VI, 347 (tintiṇāyamāna, v. l. tiṇāy°). (Page 303)

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Pali is the language of the Tipiṭaka, which is the sacred canon of Theravāda Buddhism and contains much of the Buddha’s speech. Closeley related to Sanskrit, both languages are used interchangeably between religions.

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