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puccheyyuṁ

pucchati

3rd person plural conditional (optative) of pucchati

1. ask, question
2. inquire

Built from

• pucch — root · ask
  The root meaning to question or inquire. Found only in Indic languages.
• eyy — ending · conditional plural
  The conditional (optative) suffix -eyya- combined with 3rd person plural -u (here -ṁ), expressing a hypothetical action: 'they would ask.'
• ṁ — ending · plural marker
  Nasal ending marking 3rd person plural in the conditional mood.

Etymology. Root √pucch-, to ask or question. No certain cognates in related European languages; the root appears indigenous to Indic.

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

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