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desesi

deseti

pr 2nd sg of deseti (verb); aor 3rd sg of desesi (verb); aor 2nd sg of desesi (verb)

1. deseti (pr): preaches; teaches; instructs; explains (something to); lit. causes to point out
2. deseti (pr): (vinaya) confesses; admits (to)
3. desesi (aor): preached; taught; explained (to)
4. deseti (pr): (vinaya) appoints; allocates; designates (to); lit. causes to point out

Built from

• de- — root · point out, show
  The concrete image is pointing or indicating. Cognate with Latin dīcere 'speak' and English diction; all descend from Indo-European *deik-.
• -se- — ending · causative infix
  Marks the causative stem: deseti 'causes to point out', hence 'teaches, preaches'.
• -i — ending · 3rd singular aorist
  The -i ending marks 3rd singular of the aorist tense in Pali (or 2nd singular in imperative contexts).

Etymology. √dis- 'point out, show' (causative deseti 'causes to point out'). Related to Latin dīcere 'speak, say' and English diction, both from Indo-European *deik- 'point, show'. The root sense 'to point' becomes 'to indicate by speech', hence 'teach, preach'.

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

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