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nandī

nandi

fem nom pl of nandi (noun); fem acc pl of nandi (noun); fem voc pl of nandi (noun); aor 3rd sg of nandi (verb); …

1. nandi (fem): pleasure; enjoyment; relish; delight
2. nandi (aor): was glad; found delight (in); liked; enjoyed
3. nandī (adj): who takes pleasure (in); who enjoys
4. nandī (fem): pleasure; enjoyment; delight (in)

Built from

• nand — root · be glad, rejoice
  The root expresses emotional delight and the resonance of joy. Cognate with Sanskrit nandati; possibly related to IE *swen- 'resound, sound'.
• ī — ending · feminine nominative/accusative/vocative plural or feminine agent suffix
  Marks feminine plural forms or derives an agent noun (one who enjoys). In the adjective nandī 'one who takes pleasure', it nominalizes the verbal action.

Etymology. From √nand 'to be glad, rejoice'. The root is related to Sanskrit nandati and ultimately to Indo-European *swen- 'to sound, resound' (as joy makes sound); cognate with English 'sound' in the sense of resonance or expression of feeling. The noun nandi captures the emotional resonance of gladness.

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

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