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phuṭṭhassa

phuṭṭha

masc dat sg of phuṭṭha (pp); nt dat sg of phuṭṭha (pp); masc gen sg of phuṭṭha (pp); nt gen sg of phuṭṭha (pp)

1. touched; contacted (by); experienced
2. afflicted (with); suffering (from); lit. touched (by)
3. influenced; possessed (by); lit. touched
4. reached; attained; experienced (by); lit. touched

Built from

• phu — root · touch, contact
  Concrete sense of physical contact; related to Sanskrit spṛś- and Greek psaúō. Extended to experience and emotional/mental contact.
• ṭ — stem · past participle marker
  Regular Pali past participle formation, creating adjectives meaning 'touched' and by extension 'experienced' or 'afflicted'.

Etymology. From √phus (to touch, contact), cognate with Sanskrit spṛś- (to touch), Greek psaúō (to touch), and English feel. The root conveys the concrete sense of physical contact, extended to experience and affliction.

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

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