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sammilātā

sammilāta

masc nom pl of sammilāta (pp); fem nom sg of sammilāta (pp); fem nom pl of sammilāta (pp); nt nom pl of sammilāta (pp); …

1. withered; shrivelled; shrunk (by)

Built from

• sam — prefix · together, with
  Brings parts into union; here intensifies the sense of contraction. Cognate with English same, Latin similis.
• mil — root · close, contract, shrivel
  The root sense is of closing or drawing inward. Cognate with Sanskrit milati 'closes, blinks'.
• āta — ending · past participle
  The -āta suffix marks a past participle in agreement with the noun it modifies (here masculine plural, feminine singular/plural, or neuter plural).

Analysis. sam- + milāta; 'brought together closely' → contracted, shrivelled. The prefix sam- (together, with) combines with the root √mil (to close, contract), forming a past participle that expresses the result of contraction or closing inward.

Etymology. √mil 'to close, contract, shrivel' (cognate with Sanskrit milati 'closes, blinks'); the prefix sam- (together, with) intensifies the sense of contraction by bringing parts together tightly. The concrete image is of something drawn in and compressed.

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

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