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maṇḍanakajātiko

maṇḍanakajātika

masc nom sg of maṇḍanakajātika (adj)

1. who is fond of adornment; who likes beautifying oneself; lit. adornment type

Built from

• maṇḍanaka — stem · adornment, decoration
  A derivative noun from the root maṇḍ-, meaning to adorn or beautify; often used in compounds to describe ornamental practice.
• jātika — stem · of a type, nature, sort
  From jāti (birth, type, class, nature), itself from √jan (to be born, cognate with English 'kin', Latin genus). The suffix -ika makes it descriptive: 'characterized by' or 'of the type of'.

Analysis. maṇḍanaka (adornment, ornament) + jātika (of a type, nature). The compound describes someone by their habitual interest in or practice of adorning themselves.

Etymology. maṇḍanaka is a diminutive or intensive formation from maṇḍ- (to adorn, decorate); jātika derives from jāti (birth, type, nature), from √jan (to be born). Together they form a possessive or descriptive compound: 'one whose nature/type is adornment'.

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

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