khippa

adjective

  1. quick, lit. in the way of throwing (cp. “like a shot”) Snp.350 (of vacana = lahu Snp-a).
  2. a sort of fishing net or eel-basket (cp. khipa & Sk. kṣepaṇī) SN.i.74

■ nt. adv. khippaṃ quickly AN.ii.118 = AN.iii.164; Snp.413, Snp.682, Snp.998; Dhp.65, Dhp.137 Dhp.236, Dhp.289; Ja.iv.142; Pv.ii.8#4, Pv.ii.9#2, Pv.ii.12#21, Pp.32
■ Compar khippatara Snp.p.126.

  • -ābhiññā quick intuition (opp. dandh˚;) DN.iii.106; Dhs.177; Ne.7, Ne.24, Ne.50, Ne.77, Ne.112 sq.; Ne.123 sq.; Vism.138.

Vedic kṣipra to kṣip