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bāhiyo

bāhiya

masc nom sg of bāhiya (noun)

1. name of an ascetic; great disciple of the Buddha; foremost monk in quick realization; Bāhiya Dārucīriya; lit. foreigner
2. name of a monk; lit. foreigner

Built from

• bāhi — root · outside, external
  From √bah-, to separate or divide; concrete sense of being beyond a boundary or threshold.
• -ra — ending · comparative or relational suffix
  Marks the quality or state of being external or exterior.
• -ya — ending · one who, belonging to
  Denominative suffix forming adjectives or agent nouns; here 'one belonging to the outside'.

Analysis. bāhiya is derived from bāhira (external, outer) with the suffix -ya, originally meaning 'one from outside' or 'foreigner'; later used as a proper name for the renowned monk Bāhiya who attained arahantship upon hearing the Buddha's concise teaching.

Etymology. bāhira (external) derives from the root √bah- (to split, divide, separate), cognate with Sanskrit bāhya and connected to the concept of being on the other side of a boundary. The suffix -ya marks possession or relationship, making bāhiya 'one belonging to the outside' or 'outsider'. Related to English 'bar' (boundary) and Sanskrit bāhu (arm, distance).

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

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