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bhettā

bhettar

masc nom sg of bhettar (noun); masc voc sg of bhettar (noun)

1. breaker; divider; splitter

Built from

• bhed — root · break, split
  The root carries the image of force tearing something apart. Cognate with Sanskrit bhed- and distantly related to Greek pḗgnumi through the notion of sundering or opening.
• tar — ending · agent noun
  The masculine agent suffix -tar marks the animate doer of the action. Here it makes 'one who breaks/splits'.

Etymology. bhettā is the agent noun from √bhed 'to break, split, divide', cognate with Sanskrit bhed-, Greek pḗgnumi 'to fasten' (related through PIE *bʰendʰ- 'to split'). The suffix -tar creates agent nouns denoting the one who performs the action.

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

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