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mahallako

mahallaka

masc nom sg of mahallaka (adj); masc nom sg of mahallaka (noun)

1. old; aged; ancient
2. old man; senior citizen
3. large; great; extensive

Built from

• maha — root · great, large
  Cognate with Sanskrit mahant-, Greek megas, Latin magnus, English much; from Indo-European *meg-. The sense of 'old' and 'senior' derives from 'great in years'.
• -llaka — ending · agent, quality
  Diminutive or agentive suffix forming nouns and adjectives; here marks 'one who is great/old' or 'one of great stature'.

Etymology. From maha- (great, large) + -(ll)aka (diminutive or agentive suffix); maha is cognate with Sanskrit mahant-, Greek megas (mega-, magnitude), Latin magnus, and English much, all from Indo-European *meg- (great). The -llaka suffix forms agent nouns and adjectives, often with diminutive or intensive force.

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

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