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koṭṭhāsayā

koṭṭhāsaya

masc nom pl of koṭṭhāsaya (adj); fem nom sg of koṭṭhāsaya (adj); fem nom pl of koṭṭhāsaya (adj); nt nom pl of koṭṭhāsaya (adj); …

1. intestinal; abdominal; in the abdomen; lit. dwelling in the abdomen

Built from

• koṭṭha — root · belly, abdomen
  Appears in Pali only in medical and anatomical contexts; origin uncertain.
• saya — stem · dwelling, abode
  Derived from √śī 'lie, recline'; cognate with Latin 'sedēre' (sit), Greek 'hedra' (seat), English 'seat'. Becomes a productive suffix meaning 'that which dwells in' or 'abode of'.

Analysis. koṭṭha (belly, abdomen) + saya (dwelling, residing); lit. 'dwelling in the abdomen', applied to intestines and abdominal organs.

Etymology. koṭṭha is of uncertain origin, possibly Proto-Austroasiatic, and appears only in Pali/Sanskrit medical contexts; saya derives from √śī (lie, recline), cognate with English 'sire' (one who begets, lying with), Latin 'sedēre' (sit), and Greek 'hedra' (seat). The compound uses saya in the sense 'dwelling-place' or 'abode'.

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

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