pai

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having pounced; by pouncing.

Grammar: perfect participle (adverb).

Etymology: Old Panjabi - paiṇā/paüṇā (to fall); Lahndi - pevaṇ; Sindhi - pavaṇu (to fall, to happen); Pali - patati (alights, falls); Sanskrit - patati (पतति- flies; Rigveda - falls).