Pali edit

Alternative forms edit

Etymology edit

Inherited from Sanskrit *पीळयति (*pīḷayati), पीडयति (pīḍayati, squeezes, presses, torments), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *pižd-, from Proto-Indo-European *pisd- (to press, squeeze).

Verb edit

pīḷeti

  1. to bother, bully, distress
  2. to mistreat, mishandle