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dukkhito

dukkhita

masc nom sg of dukkhita (pp); nt abl sg of dukkhī (adj)

1. dukkhita (pp): afflicted (with); suffering (from)
2. dukkhita (pp): experienced pain; suffered
3. dukkhī (adj): dejected; disappointed; unhappy; sad; miserable

Built from

• du(r) — prefix · bad, hard, gone wrong
  Expresses hardship or difficulty, literally 'gone wrong'. Cognate with Greek dys- (dysfunction, dystopia).
• kkh — root · hard, difficult
  The root underlying dukkha (suffering). The gemination -kk- shows the root is intensified or obscured in this form.
• -ita — ending · past participle
  Marks the word as a past participle, making it an adjective meaning 'made to suffer, afflicted'; here nominative singular masculine or ablative singular neuter.

Etymology. From du(r)- 'bad, hard, gone wrong' (Greek dys-, as in dysfunction) + kh- (suffix forming adjectives from roots) + -ita (past participle ending). The prefix du(r)- conveys literal hardship or suffering. Cognate with Sanskrit duḥkhita. The root is not independently attested; dukkhita is the standard past participle form meaning 'made hard, afflicted'.

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

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