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asāthaliko

asāthalika

masc nom sg of asāthalika (adj)

1. not loose; not lax; not lethargic; not slack

Built from

• a — prefix · not, without
  Plain negation. Cognate with English un- and Greek a(n)-, as in atheist.
• sāthala — root · loose, slack
  Possibly related to Sanskrit sthala (place, ground) and Indo-European *stel- (to place, set up), suggesting that a firmly placed thing is the opposite of loose.
• -ika — ending · adjectival suffix
  Forms adjectives from noun and root bases, here converting sāthala into the adjective asāthalika.

Analysis. a- + sāthalika, where sāthalika is derived from sāthala (loose, lax) with the adjectival suffix -ika. The prefix a- negates the sense.

Etymology. The root sāthala (loose, slack) is related to Sanskrit sthala (place, ground) and ultimately to the Indo-European root *stel- (to place, set up, stand); a lax or loose thing lacks firm standing. The negating prefix a- (without) is cognate with English un-, Greek a(n)-, and Sanskrit a-.

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

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