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kīḷāpanako

kīḷāpanaka

masc nom sg of kīḷāpanaka (noun); masc nom sg of kīḷāpanaka (adj)

1. male playmate; companion; lit. causing to play
2. who makes play

Built from

• kīḷā — stem · play, sport
  Causative stem of kīḷati 'plays'; origin uncertain, possibly onomatopoetic or non-Indo-European substrate.
• panaka — ending · agent, one who causes
  Agent noun suffix formed from -pa(y)- (causative maker) + -naka (diminutive or agentive). Creates a noun denoting the doer of the action or cause.

Analysis. kīḷā-panaka: from kīḷati 'plays' (causative stem kīḷā-) + -panaka (agent suffix meaning 'one who causes'). Compound denoting an agent noun: 'one who causes playing' or 'playmate'.

Etymology. kīḷati is of uncertain origin within Pali, possibly onomatopoetic or non-Indo-European; the suffix -panaka derives from -pa(y)- (causative morpheme) + -naka (diminutive/agent). No reliable Indo-European cognates.

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

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