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kitti

fem nom sg of kitti (noun); fem voc sg of kitti (noun); fem voc sg of kittī (noun)

1. kitti (fem): fame; renown; celebrity; lit. known
2. kittī (fem): fame; renown; celebrity; lit. known

Built from

• kit — root · be known, perceived
  The root √kit carries the sense of being visible or known to others. In compounds and derivatives, it consistently means knowledge gained through perception.
• ti — ending · feminine abstract noun
  The feminine ending -ti (also -ī) forms abstract nouns from verbal roots, here creating the sense of 'the state or condition of being known'.

Etymology. From √kit 'to be known, perceived'; related to Sanskrit citi 'perception, thought' and Greek kinesis 'motion' (in the Indo-European root *ken- 'to know, perceive'). The noun kitti means literally 'state of being known' and thus 'fame'.

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

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