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desetā

desetar

masc nom sg of desetar (noun); masc voc sg of desetar (noun); masc instr sg of desenta (prp); nt instr sg of desenta (prp); …

1. desetar (masc): teacher; who preaches (something to)
2. desenta (prp): preaching; teaching; explaining; pointing out (to)
3. desenta (prp): confessing; admitting (to)

Built from

• de- — prefix · forth, forward
  A variant or weakened form of pa- or related directional prefix; shows the action stepping forth or being made manifest.
• s — root · show, point
  Related to Sanskrit diś- and Proto-Indo-European *deik- (show, point, make visible). The concrete image: pointing one's finger to direct attention.
• -tar — ending · agent noun suffix
  Marks the one who habitually or characteristically performs the action of the root. Comparable to English -er (teacher, speaker).

Etymology. From √dis- (show, point out) with the agent suffix -tar (one who does). The root dis- is related to Sanskrit √diś- (point, show direction), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *deik- (show, point), which also gives English diction, indicate, and Latin dicere (speak, say). The suffix -tar marks the agent—the one who performs the action.

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

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