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sītassa

sīta

masc dat sg of sīta (adj); nt dat sg of sīta (adj); masc gen sg of sīta (adj); nt gen sg of sīta (adj); …

1. cool; cold; chilly
2. coolness; cold

Built from

• sīt — root · cool, cold
  The concrete image is a body or substance that has turned or shifted from warmth to coldness. Related to Sanskrit śī- (to lie, rest) and the Indo-European family of 'sway' and 'turn'.
• a — ending · nominative singular stem
  The suffix -a marks the masculine and neuter singular stem in a-declension adjectives; here preserved in the derived form.
• ssa — ending · dative/genitive singular
  The combined dative and genitive singular ending for both masculine and neuter a-stem adjectives in Pali.

Etymology. From Indo-European *swe-i-to- (turning, swaying, hence becoming cool or cold), cognate with Sanskrit śīta-, Latin situs (positioned, placed), and English sweat (originally from the sense of moisture and bodily change). The root √sī or √sev conveys the sense of turning, hence cooling or chilling.

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

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