issāmanako

issāmanaka

masc nom sg of issāmanaka (adj)

jealous; envious; lit. jealous-minded

Built from

issā — root · jealousy, envy
Origin uncertain; possibly related to Sanskrit iṣyati 'grudges' or derived from a root meaning 'to begrudge'. The concrete sense is the mind's turning away from another's fortune.
mana — stem · mind
From manas, cognate with English 'mind', Latin mens, Sanskrit manas. The root √man means 'to think'.
-ka — ending · diminutive, -minded
The diminutive suffix -ka attached to manaka forms an adjective meaning 'inclined in mind' or 'having a character of mind'; here it becomes a qualifier meaning 'minded with' or 'characterized by'.

Analysis. issā (jealousy, envy) + manaka (minded, from manas mind); a compound adjective meaning one who is minded with jealousy.

Etymology. issā is of uncertain origin, possibly related to Sanskrit iṣyati 'grudges'; manaka is the diminutive suffix from manas (mind, cognate with English 'mind', Latin mens, Sanskrit manas) with the -ka diminutive, forming an adjective 'minded' or 'inclined in mind'.

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

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