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akkosameva

akkosa

masc

1. akkosa (masc): verbal abuse; insult; name-calling; lit. insulting here
2. akkosati (pr): verbally abuses; insults; lambastes; lit. insults here
3. akkosanta (prp): verbally abusing; insulting; lit. insulting here
4. akkosi (aor): abused, reviled, scolded; lit. insulted here

Analysis. akkosaṃ + eva; akkosa + eva

Etymology. ā + √kus > kos + *a; from √kus 'call, insult'; Sanskrit ākrośa [ākruś]

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

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