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karontā

karonta

masc nom pl of karonta (prp); nt nom pl of karonta (prp); masc voc pl of karonta (prp)

1. doing; performing
2. making
3. building; constructing; erecting

Built from

• kar — root · do, make
  An ancient Indo-European root that originally meant to mix or blend, then to bring into being by working. Cognate with Latin creare (create) and English craft.
• onta — ending · nominative/vocative plural participle
  The -onta ending marks this as a present participle in nominative plural (masculine and neuter) or vocative plural (masculine), expressing ongoing or habitual action at the time of speaking or in the narrative.

Etymology. From √kar (to do, make), an Indo-European root cognate with Latin creare (create), Greek kerannynai (mix, blend), and English craft. The root expresses bringing something into being through action.

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

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