tapī

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those who practice austerity, those who perform penance, penitents, ascetics.

Grammar: noun, nominative case; masculine, plural.

Etymology: Old Panjabi - tapī; Rajasthani/Braj - tapsī/tapī; Prakrit - tappasī (an ascetic); Sanskrit - tapasvin (तपस्विन् - practising austerities; an ascetic).