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pucchatu

pucchati

imp 3rd sg of pucchati (verb)

1. asks; enquires; questions (somebody about)

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• puccha — root · ask
  The root √pucch- (Sanskrit pṛcch-) means to question or enquire. Related to Latin precor and English pray, all descending from PIE *prek̑- (ask, request).
• tu — ending · 3rd singular imperative
  The imperative ending -tu directs the action to a third person, giving the force of a command or permission: 'let him/her/it ask'.

Etymology. √pucch- is cognate with Sanskrit pṛcch- (ask, enquire) and ultimately with Proto-Indo-European *prek̑- (to ask, request); the root appears in English "pray" and Latin "precor" (I ask, entreat). The basic image is of pressing forward with words toward someone to extract information.

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

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