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kareyyuṁ

karoti

3rd person plural optative (kareyyuṁ for kareyyum)

1. would do
2. should do
3. might do

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• kar — root · do, make
  The basic root of action and creation; cognate with Latin creare and English craft. Expresses bringing into being or completing work.
• e — stem · present stem
  Forms the present indicative and optative stems of karoti.
• yy — ending · optative marker
  The optative mood marker expressing wish, permission, or hypothetical action.
• uṁ — ending · 3rd plural
  Third person plural ending; in this context marks multiple agents in optative mood.

Etymology. From √kar (to do, make), cognate with Latin creare (create), English craft. The root expresses the fundamental action of bringing something into being or completing work.

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

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