masc nom sg of gihī (noun); masc nom pl of gihī (noun); masc acc pl of gihī (noun); masc voc sg of gihī (noun); …
Etymology. From Sanskrit gṛhī, past participle of gṛhṇāti 'seizes, grasps'; literally 'one who has seized/taken hold of a household'. The root grah- 'seize' appears in English 'grab' and Latin 'prehendere' (English 'prehensile', 'pregnant'). The shift from Sanskrit gṛh- to Pali gih- reflects regular consonant changes; Sanskrit gṛha 'house' is cognate. A householder is one bound to (having taken hold of) a house and family, in contrast to the renunciate.
Meanings from the Digital Pāḷi Dictionary; morphology and etymology by Claude.
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