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jigucchamānā

jigucchamāna

masc nom pl of jigucchamāna (prp); fem nom sg of jigucchamāna (prp); fem nom pl of jigucchamāna (prp); nt nom pl of jigucchamāna (prp); …

1. detesting; being disgusted (by); being sick (of); being repulsed (by); lit. wishing to avoid

Built from

• ji — prefix · seek, wish
  From √i (go); the prefix carries the sense of moving toward or seeking after something. Cognate with Latin ire, English iterate.
• gucch — root · avoid, shun, hide
  Related to √guh (hide, conceal); the root imagery is of withdrawal and concealment. Found in compounds meaning disgust or aversion.
• amāna — ending · being, present participle
  The present participle suffix -mana marks ongoing action (sitting, wishing); inflected here in multiple genders and numbers (masc nom pl, fem nom sg/pl, nt nom pl).

Etymology. ji- (prefix, wish/seek) + gucch- (root, avoid/shun) + -amāna (present participle suffix). The prefix ji- derives from √i (go), and gucch- is akin to √guh (hide, conceal); the compound expresses the sense of seeking to hide from or turn away from something.

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

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