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kulesvananugiddho

adjective (nominative singular masculine); appears to be a nominal compound or contracted form. The word is not attested in standard Pali texts; resolving to kula-issara-anugiddho or similar construction.

1. devoted to family wealth
2. attached to clan riches
3. greedy for household property

Built from

• kula — root · family, clan
  From Proto-Indo-European *kwel- 'to turn, dwell'; Sanskrit kula. Denotes both the family as a social unit and one's place of origin.
• anu — prefix · following, devoted to
  Trailing-along sense: one whose greed follows after (family wealth). Cognates: Greek ana- 'along, through'.
• giddho — root · greedy, attached
  Related to √gidh 'to cling, grasp'. Describes craving or clinging in Buddhist psychology, often paired with taṇhā (thirst).

Analysis. kula (family, clan) + issara/isvara (master, lord, wealth) + anu (following, devoted to) + giddho (greedy, attached). The compound describes one whose greed follows after or clings to family wealth and status.

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

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