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ākaṅkhati

pr 3rd sg of ākaṅkhati (verb)

1. wishes; wants; desires; aspires (for)

Built from

• ā — prefix · toward, up to
  Reversal and approach: desire pulls what is wished-for toward oneself. Cognate with Sanskrit ā.
• kaṅkh — root · desire, wish
  Root expressing longing; the -ati ending marks 3rd singular present indicative active voice.

Etymology. ā- (toward the speaker; reversal prefix) + √kaṅkh (to desire, to wish). The prefix ā- suggests desire drawing the object toward oneself; the root is onomatopoeic or expressively formed, with no certain Indo-European cognate.

Meanings from the Digital Pāḷi Dictionary; morphology and etymology by Claude.

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