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pucchāmi

pucchati

pr 1st sg of pucchati (verb); imp 1st sg of pucchati (verb)

1. asks; enquires; questions (somebody about)

Built from

• pucch — root · ask, question
  The root √pucch conveys the sense of inquiring or seeking knowledge through speech. It connects to Sanskrit pṛcch- and the Indo-European root *prek- (Latin prex, English pray).
• ā — ending · 1st singular present
  The ending -ā marks the 1st person singular in the present indicative, indicating the speaker is the one performing the action of asking.
• mi — ending · present indicative marker
  The suffix -mi is the thematic marker for present indicative in Pali, characteristic of verbs of the a-class.

Etymology. From the root √pucch-, related to Sanskrit pṛcchati and Indo-European *prek- "to ask, question" (cognates: Latin prex "prayer", English pray). The root is the same across Pali, Sanskrit, and Indo-European languages with the sense of seeking information through speech.

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

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