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hatthena

hattha

masc instr sg of hattha (noun); masc instr sg of hattha (adj); nt instr sg of hattha (adj); nt instr sg of hattha (noun)

1. hand
2. in hand; carrying; holding; with
3. handful; bunch
4. measure of length; cubit; measure from elbow to extended middle finger-tip
5. paw
6. handle
7. so many cubits in measure
8. as a trunk; with a trunk (of); lit. with a hand

Built from

• hattha — root · hand
  Ancient word for hand, attested across Indo-European languages as the body part associated with grasping and holding. Cognate with Sanskrit hasta and Greek kheirós.

Etymology. From PIE *gʰes- 'hand, grasp'. Sanskrit hasta (hand), Greek kheirós (hand). The word is an old nominal formation from a root meaning to seize or hold.

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

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