Why is Pāli pipāsā (f) found as pipāso?

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Why is Pāli pipāsā (f) found as pipāso?

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Dear all,
I wonder abot the the occurence of the word pipāso in the sentence: pipāso pivaṃ papāgato.

All the dictionaries I can consult give only a feminine form pipāsā (thirst). So I wonder now why we find pipāso. Is it a masculine form not noted or how does the -so ending come to be in a feminine noun?

I hope for some assistance. Much thanks.
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Re: Why is Pāli pipāsā (f) found as pipāso?

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It seems pipāso here is an adjective (thirsty while drinking). Warder (p. 352) says pipāsa can be an adjective:
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Re: Why is Pāli pipāsā (f) found as pipāso?

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Also to keep in mind (although I don't think it's relevant in OP example) that gender in Pali can be somewhat flexible.
From Geiger:
* Neut in -a are often treated as masc and vice versa.
* Fem in -ā are sometimes confused with neut in -a.
* Neut. in -as often treated as masc: tapo sukho (instead of sukhaṃ)
* Some other examples: kucchi (masc) "womb" has also fem forms kucchiyā, kucchiyaṃ. || sāli (masc) "rice" also has Acc Pl sāliyo. || dhātu (masc) has forms Nom, Acc Pl dhātuyo, Ins Sg dhātuyā. || massu (masc) "beard" has Gen Sg massuyā, etc
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Re: Why is Pāli pipāsā (f) found as pipāso?

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Volo wrote: Wed Jan 02, 2019 12:46 pm It seems pipāso here is an adjective (thirsty while drinking). Warder (p. 352) says pipāsa can be an adjective:
Thank you Volo, both your posts are very insightful. I wonder about his source though, perhaps his aquaintance with the texts and his knowledge about morphology ... What do you think?

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Re: Why is Pāli pipāsā (f) found as pipāso?

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A. Bhikkhu wrote: Thu Jan 03, 2019 7:17 am Thank you Volo, both your posts are very insightful. I wonder about his source though, perhaps his aquaintance with the texts and his knowledge about morphology ... What do you think?
Could be. Warder also used Saddanīti for reference, it might be from there...
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