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iñjitā

iñjita

nt nom pl of iñjita (noun); nt instr sg of iñjita (noun); nt abl sg of iñjita (noun); nt voc sg of iñjita (noun); …

1. movement; perturbation; agitation; turmoil; disturbance; lit. moved
2. moved, shaken

Built from

• iñj — root · shake, tremble
  The core verbal root with the image of sudden jerking or trembling motion. Related to Latin incubare and Sanskrit iñj-.
• ita — ending · past participle
  The -ita suffix marks this as a past participle, expressing the state or result of the action: shaken, moved, or agitated.

Etymology. Participle of iñjati (to shake, move), from the root √inj-, cognate with Sanskrit iñj- (to shake, tremble) and ultimately with Latin incubare (to shake upon, from in- + cubare). The root carries the sense of trembling or jerking motion.

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

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