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dinnapāṭikaṅkhī

masc nom sg of dinnapāṭikaṅkhī (adj); masc nom pl of dinnapāṭikaṅkhī (adj); fem nom sg of dinnapāṭikaṅkhī (adj); nt nom pl of dinnapāṭikaṅkhī (adj); …

1. expecting what is offered; wanting (only) what is offered

Built from

• dinna — root · given
  Past participle of dadāti (√dā). Related to Latin dare, Greek didōmi, English 'do' (in the sense of 'put, place'). Marks the object offered in the context of giving and receiving.
• pāṭi — prefix · back, against
  From paṭi-, meaning 'back' or 'against'. Here it conveys the sense of looking back toward or expecting return, turning the expectation inward.
• kaṅkhī — stem · desiring, expecting
  From √kankh, 'to desire, expect, doubt'. The suffix -ī marks it as a participle or adjective expressing the agent or state. Conveys active looking or leaning toward something.

Analysis. dinna (past participle of dadāti, 'given') + pāṭi (back, against) + kaṅkhī (desiring, from √kankh). Literally 'desiring back against the given': one who expects a return or reciprocation for what is offered, or who desires only what is given to them—a marker of restraint in the monastic context.

Etymology. Compound of dinna (√dā, 'give'; cognate with Latin dare, English 'give') + pāṭi (from paṭi-, 'back, against', showing the expectation of return) + kaṅkhī (from √kankh, 'desire, expect'). The sense evolved from the concrete image of leaning back against or expecting reciprocation to the abstract sense of wanting or looking for something in return.

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

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