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appiyo
appiya
masc nom sg of appiya (adj); masc nom sg of appiya (noun)
- not dear (to); unloved (by); disliked (by)
- enemy; foe; opposition; lit. unloved
- unpleasant; disagreeable; offensive (to)
Built from
- a — prefix · not, without
Plain negation; the word means literally 'not dear'. Cognate with English un-, Greek a(n)- (as in atheist).
- ppiya — stem · dear, beloved
From √priy 'to please, hold dear'. Sanskrit priya and related words (English 'price', 'prize') reflect the shared Indo-European root of high regard and value.
- 0 — ending · nominative singular masculine
Zero ending marks the nominative singular; the a-stem nominative ends in -a, here expressing the quality as a noun or adjective modifying a masculine subject.
Etymology. a- (prefix, 'not, without') + priya (adjective, 'dear, beloved'). Sanskrit priya is cognate with English 'price' and 'prize' (things held precious), both from the same root meaning to honor or value. The prefix a- plainly negates: 'not precious, not held dear'.