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nikkhitto

nikkhitta

masc nom sg of nikkhitta (pp)

1. dropped; discarded; set aside; rejected; lit. thrown down
2. placed; laid down; lit. thrown down
3. stored; put aside; kept; lit. thrown down
4. (of a sutta) spoken (about); given (in reference to); lit. thrown down
5. (of a seed) planted (in); lit. thrown down

Built from

• nis — prefix · out, away
  Marks removal and ejection. Cognate with Sanskrit nis and related to English nether, German nieder.
• khip — root · throw, cast
  The action of throwing or hurling; extended to placing, setting down, and implanting.
• ta — ending · past participle
  Masculine nominative singular ending -ta marks completion of the action and agreement with a masculine nominative singular subject.

Analysis. nik + khitta: nis (out of, away from) + khipati (throw), giving "thrown out" or "cast away"; the nis-prefix here marks removal or ejection.

Etymology. The root √khip (throw, cast) combines with the prefix nis- (out of, away from), which derives from the same Indo-European root as English nether and German nieder. The spatial imagery of "out" and "away" became extended to mean placed aside, stored, or figuratively spoken. Sanskrit nikṣipta is cognate.

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

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