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galantena

galanta

masc instr sg of galanta (prp); nt instr sg of galanta (prp)

1. flowing; dripping; trickling; oozing

Built from

• gal — root · flow, ooze
  The verbal root with the concrete image of liquid moving. Cognate with Sanskrit gala- (throat, passage for fluids); distantly related to English "glide" (smooth motion).
• -ant — stem · present participle stem
  The -ant- formative marks the present participle: something actively in the state or process of flowing.
• -ena — ending · instrumental singular
  The instrumental singular ending (masculine or neuter) marks this as an adverbial or adjectival modifier, often expressing means or manner; here the flowing happens by means of trickling, or describes a trickling mode.

Etymology. From √gal, meaning to flow or ooze, attested in Sanskrit gala- (the throat, as the passage where liquid flows). The root is likely Indo-European, related to English "glide" and "glow", both containing the sense of smooth, liquid motion. The participle galanta describes something in the act of flowing.

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

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