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appassādā

appassāda

masc nom pl of appassāda (adj); fem nom sg of appassāda (adj); fem nom pl of appassāda (adj); nt nom pl of appassāda (adj); …

1. giving little enjoyment; without satisfaction

Built from

• appa — stem · little, few
  A diminished or reduced quality, formed from apa- (away, off) and pa- (forth), expressing lessening or deficiency. Cognates: apa- relates to Latin ab-, Greek apo-, English off.
• sāda — stem · enjoyment, satisfaction
  From √sad 'to sit, settle', conveying the contentment of settling into comfort. Cognate with English settle, Latin sedēre 'to sit'.

Analysis. appa + sāda: appa 'little' (< apa- 'away, off' + pa- 'forth', hence diminished) + sāda 'enjoyment, satisfaction' (√sad 'sit, settle', the sense of contentment from settling or being satisfied).

Etymology. Compound of appa- (expressing scarcity or diminishment through the prefix apa- 'away' combined with pa- 'forth', which together imply reduction or falling short) and sāda (contentment, from √sad cognate with English 'settle', Sanskrit sad-, the image of settling into comfort or satisfaction). The prefix apa- is cognate with Latin ab-, Greek apo-, and English off; pa- intensifies the sense of deficit.

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

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