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kilamati

pr 3rd sg of kilamati (verb)

1. grows tired; gets fatigued
2. is in difficulty; is in trouble (with); lit. is tired

Built from

• kil — root · burn, exhaust, suffer
  Expresses the sense of being burnt out or exhausted by heat or exertion. Related to Latin caelo and Greek kalein (to call, originally to burn or heat).
• a — stem · present stem
  Thematic vowel forming the present stem in Pali consonant verbs.
• ti — ending · 3rd singular present
  Third person singular present indicative ending; marks the verb as a simple present statement in the third person.

Etymology. Related to kilati (is troubled, burnt out). The root kilā- (to burn, to be exhausted, to suffer heat-damage) is cognate with Latin caleo (to be hot, to glow) from PIE *kel- (to burn, be warm, suffer). The sense develops from physical burning or heat-exhaustion to general fatigue and distress.

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

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