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catubbidhaṁ

catubbidhā

accusative singular neuter of catubbidhā (adjective)

1. fourfold
2. of four kinds
3. in four ways

Built from

• catu- — root · four
  The numeral four; cognate with English four, Latin quattuor, Sanskrit catur—all from PIE *kʷetu̯or-.
• -biddha — stem · divided, split
  Past participle stem from bhand- (to divide, split); -biddha marks division into parts or kinds.

Analysis. catu- (four) + biddha (divided, split); the form catubbidhaṁ is the accusative neuter singular used adverbially

Etymology. catu- from Proto-Indo-European *kʷetu̯or- (Sanskrit catur, English four); -biddha from bhand- (to divide, part), related to Sanskrit bhaṇḍa and Greek φάσκω.

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

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