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deseyya
deseti
opt 3rd sg of deseti (verb)
- deseti (pr): preaches; teaches; instructs; explains (something to); lit. causes to point out
- deseti (pr): (vinaya) confesses; admits (to)
- deseyya (opt): could preach; could teach; could explain (to)
- deseyya (opt): (vinaya) should confess; should admit (to)
- deseti (pr): (vinaya) appoints; allocates; designates (to); lit. causes to point out
Built from
- de — prefix · pointing out, toward
Rare variant prefix intensifying the sense of directed speech or indication. Works similarly to Latin dis- (direct) and the intensive prefix pa-.
- s — root · point out, show
The root √dis (or √s in its reduced form) means to point, direct, or indicate. Cognate with Latin dicere (to say, point), Greek deiksis (pointing), and English diction—all from the shared Indo-European root *deik- 'to point, show'.
- e — stem · active stem
The thematic vowel -e- forms the present/potential stem in Pali verbs.
- yya — ending · 3rd singular optative
The optative -yya ending (or -eyyā in full form) expresses possibility, permission, or duty in the 3rd person singular.
Etymology. From √dis (to point out, show), with intensive prefix de- (a rare variant of prefix meanings pointing/teaching direction). Related to Latin dicere (to say, point out) and English diction, all from the root meaning 'to point, direct speech toward'.