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rāmaṇeyyakaṁ

rāmaṇeyya

neuter accusative singular (possibly a scribal variant of rāmaṇīya; the form rāmaṇeyyakaṁ is not standard)

1. delightful
2. charming
3. pleasant

Built from

• rāma — root · delight, joy
  The root sense is 'to sport, to enjoy,' appearing in Sanskrit rāma and cognate with English rampage (PIE *rem- 'to rest, relax').
• -ṇeyya/-ṇīya — ending · worthy of, fit to be
  Denominative suffix forming adjectives meaning 'worthy of' or 'fit for'; here applied to rāma to make 'worthy of delight' or 'fit to delight.'
• -kaṁ — ending · neuter accusative singular
  The -ka is unusual here; standard would be -yaṁ (accusative of -ya adjectives) or -ṁ (direct accusative). This form may reflect a scribal variant or contamination with diminutive -ka.

Analysis. rāma- (root 'delight') + -ṇeyya/-ṇīya (suffix forming adjectives, 'fit to be,' 'worthy of'); the accusative -kaṁ may reflect contamination with -ka diminutive or scribal error for -yaṁ

Etymology. Related to rāma 'delight, pleasure,' cognate with Sanskrit rāma- and the root ram- 'to sport, enjoy' (English rampage shows the same PIE root *rem- 'to rest, relax'). The suffix -ṇeyya (also -ṇīya) means 'worthy of' or 'fit for,' turning the noun into an adjective.

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

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