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paṭicchannaṁ

paṭicchanna

accusative singular neuter, or nominative/accusative plural neuter, of paṭicchanna (past participle)

1. covered
2. concealed
3. hidden

Built from

• paṭi — prefix · back, against
  The prefix paṭi- signals counter-action and opposition, here lending the sense that something is blocked from view or turned back.
• channa — stem · covered
  Past participle of √chad (to cover); Sanskrit channa- shows the same derivation. The concrete image is of cloth or material drawn over something.

Analysis. paṭi- (back, against) + channa (covered, from √chad "to cover"); literally "covered back" or "blocked from view", used to describe obscured mental states or hidden afflictions in the Canon.

Etymology. √chad (to cover, conceal) is cognate with Latin condere (to hide, found) and Sanskrit chādayati; the prefix paṭi- adds the sense of obstruction or counter-action, so the compound suggests being blocked or turned back from sight.

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

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