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bhoggaṁ

bhogga

accusative singular neuter of bhogga (adjective)

1. fit to be enjoyed
2. enjoyable
3. usable

Built from

• bhu(j) — root · enjoy, use
  The root √bhuj carries the sense of taking and using something; it is related to Sanskrit bhuj- and distantly to Latin fugio (to flee, originally to bend away).
• -o/gga — ending · adjective suffix
  The suffix -ya- (giving potential/verbal adjective) has been reanalyzed and phonetically contracted to -gga in Pali, marking something as 'fit for' or 'able to be' (used/enjoyed). This is a standard formation for passive potential adjectives.

Analysis. No compound or contracted form; bhogga is a simple derived adjective.

Etymology. From √bhuj (bhunjati, 'to enjoy, use'), with -ya- suffix (giving bhujya-) contracted to bhogga. Related to Sanskrit bhojya. The root √bhuj appears in English 'bogey' only by accident of sound; the genuine cognate is Sanskrit bhóga, 'enjoyment', from Indo-European *bʰewg- 'to bend, use' (though the connection is remote). In Pali canon, bhogga often qualifies requisites (bhesajja-bhogga, 'medicine to be used') and marks what is permissible for consumption by the saṅgha.

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

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