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kāyikā

kāyika

masc nom pl of kāyika (adj); fem nom sg of kāyika (adj); fem nom pl of kāyika (adj); nt nom pl of kāyika (adj); …

1. bodily; physical; related to the body
2. belonging to a body; part of a group; one of the host (of)

Built from

• kāya — root · body
  From √kay- 'to stretch, extend'; the body as stretched or extended frame. Cognate with Sanskrit kāya.
• -ika — ending · of, relating to
  Adjectival suffix denoting relationship and possession; here feminine nominative singular or plural, agreeing with the noun it modifies.

Etymology. From kāya 'body' (from √kay-, to stretch or extend, akin to Sanskrit kāya and Latin cadāver; the image is of the body as stretched out or extended) plus the adjectival suffix -ika. The suffix -ika forms adjectives of relationship and belonging, much as English -ic or -al. Thus kāyika means 'pertaining to the body' or 'bodily'.

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

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