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raṅgakkhamo

raṅgakkhama

masc nom sg of raṅgakkhama (adj)

1. able to be dyed; can be coloured

Built from

• raṅga — root · colour, dye
  From √raj 'to colour, be bright'; the nominal form denotes the quality of colour itself.
• kkhama — stem · able to bear, capable of
  From √kham 'to bear, endure'; in compounds, the stem denotes capacity or susceptibility, answering the question 'able to receive or undergo what?'.

Analysis. raṅga (colour, dye) + kkhama (from √kham, able to bear or endure); literally 'able to bear/receive colour', describing a substance that can absorb dye.

Etymology. raṅga is from √raj (to colour, be bright), cognate with Latin regere and Sanskrit raj-. kkhama is from the root √kham (to bear, endure, be patient), which appears in khamati (bears, tolerates); the sense evolved from 'able to bear' to 'able to undergo' or 'capable of receiving'. The compound uses the abstract nominal kkhama (capacity) as a suffix meaning 'able to' or '-able'.

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

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