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akāmakānaṁ

akāmaka

masculine genitive plural of akāmaka (adjective)

1. unwilling
2. reluctant
3. against one's will

Built from

• a- — prefix · not, without
  Plain negation. The absence of desire or willingness.
• kāmaka — root · desiring
  Derivative of kāma (desire, lust), cognate with Sanskrit kāma. In the genitive plural form, it modifies a noun understood from context (such as 'persons').

Analysis. a- (not) + kāmaka (desiring); literally 'not desiring'

Etymology. The prefix a- (not, without) negates kāmaka, a derivative of kāma (desire, lust). Kāma is cognate with Sanskrit kāma and Greek kamē (desire). The compound thus means those who lack desire or willingness.

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

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