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mīyamāno

mīyamāna

masc nom sg of mīyamāna (prp)

1. being killed (by); dying (from)

Built from

• mī — root · to die, perish
  The root carries the sense of wasting away or dying. In Sanskrit mīyate; cognate with English 'mew' (to confine, hence to diminish).
• ya — ending · passive present
  The -ya- suffix marks the present passive voice in Pali; miyati > mīyamāna shows the participle formation with -māna.
• māna — ending · participle
  The -māna ending forms the present passive participle, marking continuous action in the passive (being killed, in the process of dying).

Etymology. From √mī (to die, perish). Cognate with English 'mew' (to confine, hence to waste away) and Sanskrit mīyate (dies). The root's imagery is one of wasting, withering, or perishing; the passive sense 'being killed' arises as a transitive extension. Related to Latin metus (fear) in the sense of dread of death.

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

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