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jaṅghaṭṭhikaṁ

jaṅghaṭṭhika

accusative singular masculine of jaṅghaṭṭhika; alternatively nominative singular neuter (if -kaṁ is a neuter substantive ending)

1. the shin-bone or tibia
2. the leg-bone below the knee

Built from

• jaṅgha — root · leg, shank
  The word denotes the part of the leg from knee to ankle. No secure Indo-European cognate.
• aṭṭhi — root · bone
  Related to Sanskrit asthi; cognate with English osseous (Latin os, ossis 'bone') and Greek ostéon, all from Proto-Indo-European *h₂est- 'bone'.
• -ka — ending · diminutive/substantive
  Pali diminutive or substantive suffix forming a nominal compound; marks the whole as a noun.

Analysis. jaṅgha (leg, shank) + aṭṭhi (bone) + -ka (diminutive or substantive suffix); literally 'leg-bone' or 'shank-bone'.

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

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