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pajahati

pr 3rd sg of pajahati (verb)

1. gives up; abandons; lets go (of); releases; lit. actively abandons

Built from

• pa — prefix · forth, forward
  Intensifying prefix meaning forward and out. Like English forth or Latin pro-, it marks action stepping ahead or pressing onward.
• hā — root · leave, abandon
  Root √hā (to leave, abandon, let go) is cognate with English have (originally 'to hold'); the semantic path goes from holding to letting go.
• ti — ending · 3rd sg present
  Present indicative ending marking third person singular active voice: 'he/she/it abandons'.

Etymology. pa- (forward, forth, out) + √hā (to leave, abandon). The prefix pa- intensifies the root's sense of releasing or putting away. Sanskrit √hā and cognate English have (possess, hold) share the Indo-European root *gʰeh₂- (to grasp, hold); pajahati thus means literally 'puts forth away' or 'releases outward'.

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

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