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akkhāyati

pr 3rd sg of akkhāyati (verb)

1. is considered; is said to be

Built from

• ā — prefix · toward, forth
  Prefix expressing completion and forward direction. The concrete sense of motion toward the speaker becomes the abstract completive force of utterance.
• akh — root · say, speak
  Root meaning to speak or recount. Cognate with Sanskrit akhyāti and Greek akhē (point, edge—sharp utterance).
• āy — stem · speak (stem)
  Thematic stem formation linking root to inflectional endings.
• ati — ending · 3sg present
  Third person singular present indicative ending, marking the verb as a simple assertion in present time.

Etymology. Derived from √akh- (to say, speak) with the ā- prefix (toward, completeness) and the present stem suffix -ya-. Related to Sanskrit akhyāyati. The prefix ā- adds directional and completive force to the root's sense of speaking or narrating: "speaks forth", hence "is said, is reported". The -ya- suffix forms the present stem.

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

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