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cāvuso
sandhi: ca + āvuso
- and friend; and brothers
Built from
- ca — prefix · and
The conjunctive particle ca, also spelled cha and tacked to the following word by sandhi (here āvuso → āvuso with final a shortening before ca). It simply conjoins words or clauses without the spatial imagery of directional prefixes.
- āvuso — stem · friend, brother
Vocative singular of āvuso (Skt. āvayos), a term of friendly or fraternal address common in the Suttas. The word is likely an old collective or dual meaning 'both' or 'companions', from a root connected to 'go together'; no clear cognate in English or Latin, but the term marks direct address and comradeship throughout the canon.
Analysis. ca (and) + āvuso (vocative of āvuso, friend, brother). The particle ca joins the vocative in apposition or address, common in Pali discourse.