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evamāyupariyanto

evamāyupariyanta

masc nom sg of evamāyupariyanta (adj)

1. with such a life span

Built from

• evam — root · thus, so
  Demonstrative pronoun establishing what follows; the concrete sense is pointing at something, hence "thus (like this)".
• āyu — root · life, lifespan
  From PIE *h₂ey-u- "life, vital force". Cognate with Sanskrit āyu, Avestan ayu-. The word names the span of one's existence.
• pari — prefix · around, completely
  From PIE *per- "forward, through". Expresses the sense of going all the way round something, hence completeness and encirclement.
• anta — root · end, limit, boundary
  From PIE *h₂ent- "front, facing" (Sanskrit anta, Latin ante). The concrete image is the end-point or boundary reached when facing toward something.

Analysis. evam (thus, so) + āyu (life, lifespan) + pariyanta (bounded, limited, end). A compound describing something defined or limited by a particular span of years or duration of life.

Etymology. evam from *e-vam, a demonstrative pronoun stem (cognate with Sanskrit evam, Latin is via PIE *e-); āyu from PIE *h₂ey-u- "life, vital force" (Sanskrit āyu, Avestan ayu-, English "age"); pariyanta from pari- (around, completely) + anta (end, limit), so "bounded all around", itself from PIE *h₂ent- "front, facing" (Sanskrit anta, Latin ante).

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

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