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paccatthikatopi

paccatthika

adj

1. hostile; opposing; antagonistic; lit. moving against
2. enemy; opponent; adversary; lit. moving against

Analysis. paccatthikato + api

Etymology. pati > paty > pacc + √ar + tha + ika; from √ar 'move, attain'; Sanskrit pratyanīka, pratyarthika [pratyṛ]

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

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