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soṇḍikākammakāro

soṇḍikākammakāra

masc nom sg of soṇḍikākammakāra (noun)

1. brewery worker; distillery labourer

Built from

• soṇḍikā — stem · brewery, distillery
  A noun denoting the place or activity of brewing; its etymology is obscure, but it refers to fermented-drink production.
• kamma — stem · work, action
  From Sanskrit karma via √kr̥ 'to do, make'; the abstract noun of action.
• kāra — stem · maker, doer
  An agentive noun-former from √kr̥ 'to make'; cognate with English 'create'. The compound kammakāra is a standard term for a labourer or craftsman.

Analysis. A compound of three elements: soṇḍikā (brewery, distillery) + kamma (work, action) + kāra (maker, doer). The word denotes a labourer who works at the production of soṇḍikā, likely fermented drinks or liquor.

Etymology. soṇḍikā is of uncertain origin, possibly related to words for fermentation or brewing in Indo-Aryan languages. kamma derives from Sanskrit karma, from the root √kr̥ (to do, make); cognate with English 'create' and Greek 'karpos' (fruit, work). kāra derives from the root √kr̥ (to make), with the agentive suffix -ā, as in Sanskrit -kāra.

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

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