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pakkamati

pr 3rd sg of pakkamati (verb)

1. goes; goes away; leaves (from); lit. goes forward
2. steps forward; advances (with); lit. goes forward
3. attacks; prosecutes; inflicts punishment (on); lit. goes forward
4. leaves (for); goes; sets out (to); lit. goes forward

Built from

• pa — prefix · forward, forth
  Spatial prefix meaning 'ahead, forth'—carries the sense of motion that steps forward and away. Works like Latin pro- and English forth.
• kam — root · go, move
  Root of motion. Cognate with Latin caminus (path) and the verb-root underlying English came; the concrete image is of walking a path forward.
• a — ending · present stem
  Thematic vowel marking the a-class present stem.
• ti — ending · 3rd singular
  Ending marking 3rd person singular present indicative active, -ti being the oldest Indo-European marker of this person and tense.

Etymology. pa + √kam (go). The prefix pa- (forward, forth) intensifies the root √kam, which is cognate with Latin caminus (path, way) and English came; the combined sense is 'goes forth, departs'. In Buddhist usage, regularly used for the departure of monks, the Buddha's final passing, and the wandering of ascetics.

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

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