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puṭṭho

puṭṭha

masc nom sg of puṭṭha (pp)

1. asked; questioned (about)
2. fed; nourished; well-fed

Built from

• puc — root · ask, inquire
  Concrete image of requesting or seeking information. Cognate with Sanskrit prach- and Latin prex (prayer).
• ch — stem · —
  Stem formant that appears in pucchati and related forms.
• tha — ending · past participle
  Perfective suffix -ta with Pali gemination of the preceding consonant (pp < t + t). Marks completed action.

Etymology. Root √pucch- (ask, inquire), cognate with Sanskrit √prach-, and more distantly with Latin prex "prayer" and English pray. The sense "fed" derives from an older meaning of the root relating to provision or sustenance. Past participle -tha shows the perfective suffix -ta with the typical Pali consonant gemination (pp).

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

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