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sakalo

sakala

masc nom sg of sakala (adj)

1. whole; entire; every part of

Built from

• sa — prefix · with, together
  The prefix sa- means 'with' or 'together', expressing completeness by gathering all elements into one. Related to English 'same' and Latin 'similis'.
• kala — root · part, portion, time
  The root √kal means to reckon, divide, or mark off time and space into parts. Sakala thus means 'with all the parts', hence 'whole'.

Etymology. From sa- (with, together) + kala (part, portion); literally 'with all parts', hence 'complete, whole'. The prefix sa- is the same Indo-European root as English 'same' and Latin 'similis'. Kala derives from √kal (to reckon, divide into parts), so sakala preserves the concrete image of all portions held together.

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

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