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karoti
pr 3rd sg of karoti (verb)
- does; acts; performs
- makes
- builds; constructs
Built from
- kar — root · do, make
The present stem of √kṛ, which carries the core sense of action and creation. Widely attested: karma (action), kāraṇa (reason), kāra (prison, place of action).
- o — ending · 3rd singular
Thematic vowel marking the present stem type. Appears in all Pali present-tense verbs of this class.
- ti — ending · 3rd singular present
The personal ending -ti marks the 3rd person singular indicative in the present tense, common across Pali verb conjugation.
Etymology. From √kṛ (to do, make, perform), cognate with Sanskrit kṛṇoti, Latin creare (create), Greek kerannymi (mix), and English craft. The root is ancient Indo-European *ker- (to make, do).