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antonimuggaposīni

antonimuggaposī

nt nom pl of antonimuggaposī (adj); nt acc pl of antonimuggaposī (adj)

1. nourished immersed within (water)

Built from

• antu — prefix · within
  Uncertain form; possibly variant of anto- 'within', related to antara 'interior'. The etymology is obscure in later Pali texts.
• ni — prefix · down, into
  Reversive/locative prefix meaning descent or insertion. Cognates: English nether, German nieder.
• mugga — root · submerge, sink
  Verb stem meaning to plunge or immerse. Related to muggati 'sinks'.
• po — stem · state, condition
  Abstract nominalization suffix forming quality nouns.
• sī — ending · feminine/neuter abstract
  Feminine or neuter singular substantive ending, marking the abstract quality of being in that state.

Analysis. antu- (perhaps a variant or corruption of anto- 'within') + ni- (down, into) + muggapo- (submerged, immersed) + sī (feminine/abstract suffix); the compound suggests something kept deep within water or a fluid medium, lit. 'placed-down-into-submersion'.

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

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