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sāmikā

sāmika

masc nom pl of sāmika (noun); masc instr sg of sāmika (noun); masc abl sg of sāmika (noun); masc voc sg of sāmika (noun); …

1. owner
2. husband
3. master; lord

Built from

• sā- — root · own
  Contracted form of sva-, 'self' or 'own'. Cognate with Sanskrit sva, Latin suus 'his/her/its own', and English 'self'. The root imagery is possession and belonging.
• -mika — ending · agent suffix
  Derives an agent noun from the root. Here it creates 'one who owns' or 'owner'. The -m- element may relate to -man (Sanskrit mānuṣya 'man'), making the suffix fundamentally 'one who is'.
• -ā — ending · nom pl masc
  Nominative plural masculine ending. Marks the subject case and plural number in this form.

Etymology. From √sva 'own' (via *sva-mika) — related to Sanskrit sva, Latin suus, English 'self'. The suffix -ika creates an agent noun. The concrete sense is 'one who has ownership', hence the social roles of master and husband.

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

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