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kammaniye

kammaniya

masc acc pl of kammaniya (adj); nt acc pl of kammaniya (adj); masc loc sg of kammaniya (adj); nt loc sg of kammaniya (adj); …

1. ready for work; fit for use; functional

Built from

• kamma — root · action, work
  From √kar 'to make, do'; the underlying sense is 'something made' or 'deed'. Related to Latin creare 'create' and English craft (originally 'strength, power').
• -niya — ending · worthy of, fit for
  Adjectival suffix derived from √nī 'to lead, conduct'. Expresses fitness or suitability: what the root-word leads to or is conducive to. Marks masc acc pl, nt acc pl, masc loc sg, or nt loc sg depending on antecedent noun.

Etymology. kamma (action, work; from √kar 'to do', cognate with Latin creare, English create) + -niya (suffix forming adjectives 'worthy of, fit for'); kammaniya thus 'worthy of action, fit for work'. The -niya suffix derives from √nī 'to lead', hence 'that which leads to or is conducive to'.

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

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