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parikkhayā

parikkhaya

masc nom pl of parikkhaya (noun); masc instr sg of parikkhaya (noun); masc abl sg of parikkhaya (noun); masc voc sg of parikkhaya (noun); …

1. exhaustion; destruction; extinction; depletion (of)

Built from

• pari — prefix · around, completely
  Conveys the sense of thoroughness and completeness all the way round; Greek peri- (perimeter), Latin circum-.
• kkhaya — root · destruction, decay
  From √kṣi 'wear away, diminish'. The concrete image is erosion or wearing down to nothing. Related to Sanskrit kṣaya and Greek thisis (wearing).

Analysis. pari- (around, completely) + kkhaya (destruction, from √kṣi 'wear away'). The prefix pari- conveys the sense of complete or thorough wearing away.

Etymology. From pari- (around, all the way round, completeness — Greek peri-, Latin circum-) + kkhaya, the Pali form of Sanskrit kṣaya (destruction, decay), derived from the Indo-European root √kṣi (to wear away, diminish). Cognate with Greek thisis (wear) and English shun (to avoid, as what is worn or rubbed).

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

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