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paññapemi
paññapeti
pr 1st sg of paññapeti (verb); imp 1st sg of paññapeti (verb)
- teaches; preaches; proclaims; lit. causes to actively know
- defines as; states; asserts; declares; lit. causes to actively know
- (of a seat, water, etc.) prepares; sets out; lit. causes to actively know
- (of a rule or law) decrees; prescribes; regulates; lays down; lit. causes to actively know
Built from
- pa — prefix · forth, out
Intensifying directional prefix (Greek/Latin pro-); here marking the causative as stepping forth into speech or action.
- ñ — root · know
From Indo-European *ǵneh₃-, cognate with Latin gnōscō, Greek ginōskō (γινώσκω), English know, and Sanskrit jñā-.
- ā — stem · toward
Stem-forming extension (ā-) drawing the root into causative compounds; no inflectional function here.
- pe — ending · causative (3rd person stem)
Causative morpheme -pe- derived from √pācati (cook, make); marks the verb as transitive ('causes to know').
- mi — ending · 1st sg present
Primary active ending marking first person singular present indicative or imperative mood.
Etymology. pa- (forth, intensifying) + √ñā (know), literally 'causes to know forth'; cognate with Latin gnōscō (know) and English know through the Indo-European root *ǵneh₃-, the same root underlying Sanskrit jñāti.