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paripuṇṇo

paripuṇṇa

masc nom sg of paripuṇṇa (pp)

1. accomplished; fulfilled; completed; perfected; lit. filled all around
2. completely full; finished; satisfied; lit. filled all around
3. complete; perfect; consummate; lit. filled all around
4. of a certain age or older; completed so many years; lit. filled all around

Built from

• pari — prefix · around, completely
  Spatial prefix meaning all the way round or encompassing; here it signals completion and fullness from every direction. Cognate with Greek peri- (perimeter).
• puṇṇ — stem · filled
  Past participle stem of √pū (to fill, be full). Cognate with Latin plēnus 'full' and English 'full', reflecting the shared Indo-European root.
• a — ending · masculine singular
  Thematic vowel -a marks the masculine gender and base form; nominative case is unmarked in the masculine singular.

Analysis. pari + puṇṇa: 'filled all around' — the prefix pari- ('around, completely') combines with the past participle puṇṇa ('filled') to express the idea of something brought to completion by being filled on all sides.

Etymology. pari- (around, all the way round; Greek peri-, Latin per-) + √pṝ/pū (to fill, to be full; cognate with Latin plēnus 'full', English 'full', German 'voll'). The root √pū appears in puṇṇa (filled) and Sanskrit pūrṇa; the prefix's concrete image of completing a circle or boundary becomes the sense of wholeness and fulfillment.

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

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