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satthari
satthar
masc loc sg of satthar (noun)
- satthar (masc): master; teacher
- satthar (masc): name of a privately awakened Buddha; lit. teacher
- satthari (masc): in the teacher; in the master
- satthari (masc): when the master; when the teacher
Built from
- sat — root · teach, rule
From Sanskrit śās-; Indo-European *sek- 'say, speak'. The root denotes instruction and mastery through spoken word.
- thu — stem · agent suffix
Converts the root into an agent noun (one who does the action); cognate with Sanskrit -tṛ.
- ar — ending · nominative masculine
Citation form ending that marks the base form of masculine nouns.
- i — ending · locative singular
Locative case suffix marking position, place, or time ('in, at, when'). Replaces the nominative -ar.
Etymology. From √satthu-, itself derived from the root √śās- (Sanskrit śāsati 'teaches, rules'), which descends from the Indo-European root *sek- 'to say, speak'. The agent noun satthu- means 'one who teaches or rules', cognate with Sanskrit śāstṛ 'teacher, master'. The locative singular satthari means 'in the teacher', 'to/for the teacher', or 'when the teacher (is present)'.