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jigucchati

pr 3rd sg of jigucchati (verb)

1. detests; is disgusted (by); gets sick (of); loathes; is repulsed (by); lit. desires to avoid
2. shuns; lit. desires to avoid

Built from

• ji — prefix · intensive reduplication
  Reduplication of initial consonant and vowel intensifies the root's meaning, strengthening 'avoid' into 'detest'.
• gucch — root · shun, avoid
  Root expressing aversion and turning away; the core of disgust. Sanskrit juc- and related forms carry the same sense of shrinking or withdrawing.
• a — stem · thematic vowel
  Marks this as a thematic (a-class) verb, vowel of the present stem.
• ti — ending · 3rd singular present
  Ending indicating third person singular in present indicative tense.

Etymology. From √jiguccha (√juc to desire to avoid, shun), with intensive reduplication ji- applied to the root. The root juc means 'to shun, avoid' and carries the sense of turning away in aversion; cognate with Sanskrit juc-, which likewise expresses shrinking or withdrawal. The intensive force of reduplication intensifies the emotional response from mere avoidance to active disgust or loathing.

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

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