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methunamanuyuttassa

methunamanuyutta

masculine singular genitive of methunamanuyutta (past participle used as adjective)

1. engaged in sexual intercourse
2. devoted to cohabitation
3. coupled

Built from

• methuna — root · sexual intercourse
  Derived from √mith 'to mix, unite'; refers to the joining of two bodies.
• manu — root · human, man
  Cognate with English man, Latin homo, Sanskrit manusya. Here used adjectivally in the compound.
• yutta — stem · joined, yoked
  Past participle of yunati 'to join', from √yu; cognate with English yoke, Latin iugum, Greek zugon. Expresses the state of being coupled.
• -ssa — ending · genitive singular
  Marks the genitive case and masculine singular number; indicates possession or relation in the sentence.

Analysis. methuna + manu + yutta: methuna 'sexual intercourse' (from √mith 'to mix, unite'), manu 'human' (masculine), yutta 'joined, yoked' (past participle of yunati 'to join'). The compound describes one yoked or coupled with another in sexual union.

Etymology. methuna derives from the root √mith, related to Sanskrit miθ 'to mix'; manu is cognate with English man and Latin manus. yutta comes from √yu (Sanskrit yuj-), cognate with English yoke, Latin iugum, Greek zugon.

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

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