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puthu

masc nom sg of puthu (adj); fem nom sg of puthu (adj); nt nom sg of puthu (adj); masc voc sg of puthu (adj); …

1. broad; wide; large
2. many; different; various
3. individual; separate; single
4. in many ways; in different ways
5. far and wide; all over

Built from

• puth — root · spread, open
  Denotes expansion or dispersal; Sanskrit pṛthu reflects the same root, both meaning broad or wide. The sense 'many' emerges from things spread out in different directions.
• u — ending · nominative/vocative singular
  The -u ending marks nominative or vocative singular in adjectives across all three genders (masculine, feminine, neuter); here it agrees with the noun it modifies.

Etymology. Root √puth- (to spread, open out); cognate with Sanskrit pṛthu (broad, wide), from Proto-Indo-European *per-tu- (spread out, extended). The sense of 'many' derives from the image of things spread apart or dispersed in different directions.

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

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