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pāṭikaṅkhā

pāṭikaṅkha

masc nom pl of pāṭikaṅkha (ptp); fem nom sg of pāṭikaṅkha (ptp); fem nom pl of pāṭikaṅkha (ptp); nt nom pl of pāṭikaṅkha (ptp); …

1. to be expected; certain (for); can be anticipated; lit. to be wished

Built from

• paṭi — prefix · back, against
  Concrete sense of counter-movement or return; here contributes 'expected in return' or 'to be encountered'.
• ā — prefix · toward the speaker, up to
  Reverses and internalizes the verb: the wishing is reoriented toward oneself and futurity.
• kaṅkh — root · wish, desire, seek
  Root of ākaṅkhati; cognate with Sanskrit kāṅkṣ-.
• a — stem · thematic vowel
  Forms the participial stem in Pali.
• -ta — ending · past participle
  Marks completed or stative action; agrees with noun in gender and case.

Analysis. paṭi- (back, in return, counter to) + ākaṅkhati (desires, wishes). Literally 'wished back' or 'counter-wished', hence 'anticipated' or 'what is to be expected in return'.

Etymology. From paṭi- 'back, against' (Greek proti 'toward, against') + ā- 'toward' + √kaṅkh- 'to wish, desire'. The prefix combination paṭi + ā reverses and internalizes the sense of wishing: what one looks back toward or expects to come to oneself.

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

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