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itipi

iti

ind (sandhi form itipi)

1. iti (ind): thus; like this; this is; and so
2. itipi (sandhi): (item being named); it is so; thus; just like this

Built from

• iti — root · thus, this way
  A demonstrative particle from PIE *i-, pointing to the present or just-named thing. Cognate with Latin is (going), but iti is used as an indeclinable marker of direct speech and equation.
• api — root · also, even (enclitic)
  An emphatic particle affixed to the preceding word. From PIE *ap- (away, off); as an enclitic it adds emphasis and confirmation, like English "too" or "even". Turns iti from mere quotation-marker into a statement of identity or affirmation.

Analysis. iti + api: the particle iti "thus" strengthened by the emphatic enclitic api "also, even", used to affirm or mark the equivalence of what precedes—e.g., itipi bhagavā "the Blessed One, even thus (as described)".

Etymology. iti is a demonstrative particle from PIE *i- (this, here); it points to the immediate situation. api is from PIE *ap- (away, off), used here as an enclitic of emphasis (like English "too", German "auch"). Together they reinforce deixis and identification.

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

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