cetiyamhi

cetiya

nt loc sg of cetiya (noun)

pagoda; stupa; burial mound; shrine

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ceti — stem · shrine, mound
Derived from √ci 'gather, pile up'; the concrete sense is a heap or mound of earth/stones at a sacred site.
ya — ending · neuter noun
Standard neuter nominative singular marker; marks the word as neuter gender.
mhi — ending · locative singular
Locative case ending -mhi, indicating location 'in, at, on'; shows where something is situated.

Etymology. From Sanskrit caitanya (Skt. caitya), probably related to citā 'pyre' (√ci 'gather, pile up'), the concrete image being a heap or mound of stones marking a sacred site or burial place. The word entered Pali from Sanskrit through early Buddhist usage. Related to Latin cumulus 'heap' via the same Indo-European root *keu- 'to swell'.

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

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