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sādhukaṁ

sādhuka

indeclinable adverb (accusative neuter singular of sādhuka used adverbially)

1. rightly, properly, well
2. thoroughly, carefully
3. with approval

Built from

• sādhu — root · well, rightly
  From √sidh (accomplish); the sense progressed from physical settling/standing firm to moral and spiritual propriety.
• -ka — ending · emphatic suffix
  Diminutive or intensifying suffix that adds familiarity or emphasis; here it softens sādhu into a more conversational register.
• -ṁ — ending · accusative neuter
  The accusative form used adverbially, as is common in Pali; marks the word as an indeclinable modifier.

Analysis. sādhu + -ka (diminutive/emphatic suffix) + -ṁ (accusative neuter marking). The core adverb sādhu means "well" or "rightly"; the suffix -ka intensifies or renders it more colloquial.

Etymology. From √sidh (accomplish, succeed), cognate with Sanskrit siddha "accomplished, successful", Latin sedēre "sit" (one who sits firm has succeeded), and English "steady". The root's sense of "accomplishment" evolved to "rightness" and "propriety".

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

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