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badhiro

badhira

masc nom sg of badhira (noun)

1. deaf person

Built from

• badh — root · obstruct, stop up
  The root carries the concrete sense of blocking or stopping up, applied figuratively to the ear's inability to receive sound.
• -ira — ending · forming adjectives of condition
  This adjectival suffix derives a quality noun or adjective from the root, marking the state or characteristic of being obstructed (deaf).

Etymology. From Sanskrit badhira, ultimately from an Indo-European root meaning 'to obstruct' or 'to stop up' (compare English bad, Old English bæd 'obstruction', and Sanskrit badh- 'to obstruct, press'). The -ira suffix forms adjectives denoting condition or quality.

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

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