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kulaputtassa

kulaputta

masc dat sg of kulaputta (noun); masc gen sg of kulaputta (noun)

1. son of a good family; respectable young man; young gentleman

Built from

• kula — root · family, clan
  From PIE *gwel- meaning to turn, live together; the concrete image is a turning-together, a circle of kinfolk.
• putta — root · son, boy
  From PIE *putro-, meaning son or male child; cognate with Sanskrit putra, Latin puer, and English 'boy'.
• -ssa — ending · dative/genitive singular
  The ending marks either dative (to/for) or genitive (of) case in the singular masculine form.

Analysis. kula + putta: 'family' + 'son', a compound denoting one born into a respectable household.

Etymology. kula (family, clan) is from PIE *gwel- 'to turn, roll, live together' (cognate with English 'wheel', Sanskrit gola 'circle'); putta (son) from PIE *putro- (cognate with Sanskrit putra, Latin puer, English 'boy'); together forming a social category in the Buddha's teaching—one of noble birth or conduct eligible for the Dhamma.

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

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