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candimasūriye

candimasūriya

masc acc pl of candimasūriya (noun); masc loc sg of candimasūriya (noun); masc acc pl of candimasūriyā (noun)

1. candimasūriya (masc): moon and sun
2. candimasūriyā (masc): moon and sun

Built from

• candima — root · moon
  From √cand-, to shine or gleam. The moon is the shining one; cognate with Latin candēre (to glow, shine white) and Sanskrit candra-.
• sūriya — root · sun
  From √sur-, to shine brightly. The sun is the supreme luminous body; cognate with Sanskrit sūrya- and possibly English sun (both from Indo-European *swenh₂-, to shine).

Analysis. Compound: candima (moon) + sūriya (sun), a dvandva (copulative) compound meaning the moon and sun together, or representing celestial luminaries in general.

Etymology. candima from √cand- (to shine), cognate with Sanskrit candra- and Latin candēre (to glow, shine white); sūriya from √sur- (to shine), cognate with Sanskrit sūrya- and possibly related to English sun via Indo-European *swenh₂- (to shine, resound).

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

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