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dhammasākacchā

fem nom sg of dhammasākacchā (noun); fem nom pl of dhammasākacchā (noun); fem acc pl of dhammasākacchā (noun); fem instr sg of dhammasākacchā (noun); …

1. talking about the Dhamma; Dhamma discussion

Built from

• dhamma — root · doctrine, law
  From √dhā (place, put), denoting what is established or laid down as law. Cognate with Sanskrit dharma, Greek thésis, English do.
• sā — prefix · with, together
  An old prefix (related to Latin cum, English with) intensifying the action that follows.
• kacch — root · discuss, speak
  From √sak or related root denoting the ability to discuss or manage conversation; the doubled -cch- intensifies the action.
• ā — ending · feminine nominative singular
  Standard feminine -ā ending marking the nominative singular, or in plural forms the nominative, accusative, and instrumental feminine markers in agreement with the noun.

Analysis. dhamma + sākacchā; dhamma (the Dhamma, doctrine, phenomena) + sākacchā (discussion, conversation, from √sak 'be able, discuss' + suffix -cchā). A compound denoting discussion centred on the Dhamma or Buddhist teachings.

Etymology. sākacchā derives from √sak (to be able, to manage, to discuss), cognate with Sanskrit śaknoti and Indo-European *sek- (to follow, to suit, to be equal to). The -cchā suffix (seen in sākacchā, paralleling Latin -tia in conversatio) creates a noun of action or practice. dhamma is from Indo-European *dhē- (to place, to put), the same root as Sanskrit dharma, Greek thésis, and English do.

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

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