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nandaka

masc voc sg of nandaka (noun); masc voc sg of nandaka (adj); nt voc sg of nandaka (adj)

1. name of an arahant monk; great disciple of the Buddha; foremost monk in admonishing the nuns; lit. rejoicer
2. rejoicing; lit. rejoicer
3. name of an arahant monk; lit. rejoicer
4. name of an arahant monk; lit. rejoicer
5. name of the chief minister of the Licchavis; lit. rejoicer

Built from

• nand — root · to rejoice, be glad
  The root √nand carries the sense of delight and pleasure, concrete imagery of flourishing or blooming. Related to Sanskrit nandati.
• ka — ending · agent noun / diminutive
  The suffix -ka forms agent nouns (one who does X) and diminutives, here 'one who rejoices' or more abstractly 'rejoicer'. Common in Pali masculine nouns.

Etymology. From the root √nand 'to rejoice, be glad'. The suffix -ka is a diminutive or agent noun forming element common in Pali. Sanskrit cognate nandaka, from √nand (Sanskrit √nand 'to delight'). The root √nand is cognate with Sanskrit nandati and may be connected to Indo-European *nend- 'to spin' (underlying joy as something that binds), though the semantic connection is uncertain.

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

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