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disāya

disa

masc dat sg of disa (noun); fem instr sg of disa (adj); masc dat sg of disa (adj); fem dat sg of disa (adj); …

1. disa (masc): enemy; foe; opponent; rival
2. disa (root): (gram) √dis (see)
3. disa (adj): like; resembling; as; referring to
4. disā (fem): direction; cardinal point
5. disā (fem): region; place; area; lit. direction
6. disā (fem): destination; final goal; lit. direction

Etymology. From PIE *deik- 'to point, show' (also in Latin dīcō 'speak', Greek deíknymi 'show', English diction). The root √dis in Pali (meaning 'see', 'point out') preserves the original sense of indication; disā as 'direction' derives from the act of pointing or indicating a way.

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

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