bhattāya

bhatta

nt dat sg of bhatta (noun); fem instr sg of bhatta (adj); masc dat sg of bhatta (adj); fem dat sg of bhatta (adj); …

food; boiled rice; lit. shared
meal; lit. shared
biscuit (?); lit. shared
devoted to; attached to; believing in

Built from

bhatta — root · share, allot, food
From √bhaj, meaning originally 'that which is divided and shared out', hence 'food' as the shared portion. The sense 'devoted to, attached to' develops from 'bound to, assigned to a share in'.

Etymology. From the root √bhaj- (to share, divide, enjoy a share). Cognate with Sanskrit bhakta (shared, allotted; food) and bhaj (to share, partake). The noun sense 'food' arises from 'that which is shared or allotted' — what one receives one's portion of. Related to English 'beggar' through Indo-European *bʰag- (to distribute, allot).

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

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