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antamakāsi

aor 3rd sg of antamakāsi (verb); aor 2nd sg of antamakāsi (verb)

1. made an end (of); finished (with)

Built from

• anta — root · end, boundary
  Concrete noun meaning the terminus or limit of something. Cognate with English 'end' and Latin 'antae' (pilasters, marked endpoints in architecture).
• ma — prefix · (intensive marker)
  Intensifying particle in compounds; strengthens the sense of the verb.
• kāsi — ending · 2nd singular aorist active or 3rd singular aorist active
  Aorist formation from √kṛ 'make, do'; indicates simple past action either by second person (you) or third person (he/she/it).

Analysis. anta + makāsi: anta 'end' + √kṛ 'make, do' in aorist form; 'you made/he made an end (of something)'. The compound verb antamakāra means 'to make an end', 'to terminate'.

Etymology. anta- 'end, boundary' (Sanskrit anta-, Indo-European *h₂ent- 'front, forehead, end'; cognate with English 'end', German 'Ende', Latin 'antae' meaning 'pilasters'); + √kṛ 'make, do' (Sanskrit √kṛ, cognate with English 'create', Latin 'creare'). The prefix anta- preserves the concrete sense of 'boundary' or 'terminus', which combines with the causative sense of √kṛ to yield the idiomatic meaning 'to make an end, to finish'.

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

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