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desiyamāne

desiyamāna

masc acc pl of desiyamāna (prp); nt acc pl of desiyamāna (prp); masc loc sg of desiyamāna (prp); nt loc sg of desiyamāna (prp); …

1. being preached; being taught; being explained (by)

Built from

• des — root · point out, show, teach
  From √dis. The root carries the concrete imagery of pointing or directing attention, extended to teaching as 'showing the way'. Sanskrit √diś has the same sense.
• iya — ending · present participle suffix
  Marks the word as a present participle in Pali, indicating an ongoing or habitual action in passive voice ('being taught').
• māna — ending · present participle ending
  The participial suffix that, combined with -iya-, forms the present passive participle. It agrees in gender, number, and case with the noun it modifies.

Etymology. From √dis (to point out, show, teach), related to Sanskrit √diś. The root's concrete sense of 'pointing' or 'showing direction' underlies the meaning 'to teach' (making something visible or clear to another). No close European cognate.

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

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