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paññapesi
paññapeti
pr 2nd sg of paññapeti (verb); aor 3rd sg of paññapesi (verb); aor 2nd sg of paññapesi (verb)
- paññapeti (pr): teaches; preaches; proclaims; lit. causes to actively know
- paññapeti (pr): defines as; states; asserts; declares; lit. causes to actively know
- paññapeti (pr): (of a seat, water, etc.) prepares; sets out; lit. causes to actively know
- paññapesi (aor): prepared; arranged; set out (a seat, water, etc.); lit. caused to actively know
- paññapeti (pr): (of a rule or law) decrees; prescribes; regulates; lays down; lit. causes to actively know
Built from
- pa — prefix · forward, forth
Intensifying prefix (cognate with pro-, pro-) that pushes the action forward or makes it distinct.
- ñā — root · to know
Cognate with Sanskrit jñā, Greek gignōskō, Latin nōscō, English know. The root sense is direct perception or awareness.
- pe — stem · causative
Denominative or causative stem-forming element that turns the root into 'cause to know'.
- ti — ending · 3rd sg present or 2nd sg
Present active ending (he/she causes) or imperative ending (you cause), depending on context.
Analysis. pa + √ñā + peti (causative). The prefix pa- (forward, forth) intensifies the root √ñā (to know), and the causative -peti suffix means 'causes to know', hence 'causes to know distinctly or make known'.
Etymology. √ñā (to know) is cognate with Sanskrit jñā and related to Greek γι-γνώ-σκω (gignōskō 'come to know'), Latin nōscō (know), and English know. The prefix pa- works like Latin pro- and Greek pro- (forward, forth), so paññapeti literally means 'causes to know forward/distinctly', shaping the meanings teach, declare, prescribe.