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evamidhekacce

evamidhekacca

masc nom pl of evamidhekacca (pron); nt nom pl of evamidhekacca (pron); masc acc pl of evamidhekacca (pron); nt acc pl of evamidhekacca (pron)

1. thus here one; so here a certain; thus in this case some; so some people here

Built from

• evam — root · thus, so
  From the demonstrative base *e-; expresses manner or agreement in Pali discourse.
• idha — root · here, in this place
  Locative adverb; from *idh-, to locate something present or immediate.
• eka — root · one, a certain
  Numeral and indefinite pronoun; from *oi-ko-, cognate with Latin unus, expressing singularity or indefinite identity.
• cca — ending · emphatic particle
  Enclitic contraction of ca 'and'; its doubling and final position mark light emphasis or appositive marking in the nominal phrase.

Analysis. evam (thus, in this way) + idha (here, in this place) + eka (one, a certain) + cca (emphatic particle, a contraction of ca 'and'). The compound expresses 'thus here, in this case, some' — a fixed phrase used to introduce indefinite or exemplary persons.

Etymology. From evam (Indo-European *e-wem, related to Latin is 'that', Greek houtos 'this one') + idha (from *idh- 'to see', related to Sanskrit iha, Greek idea). Eka derives from *oi-ko- 'one, alone' (cognate with Latin unus, Greek oios 'alone, sole'). The particle cca is an enclitic form of ca 'and', with doubling marking light emphasis.

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

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