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so
ta
masc nom sg of ta (pron); masc nom sg of sa (letter); masc nom sg of sa (pron); masc nom sg of sa (adj)
- ta (pron): that
- sa (pron): own; one's own; one's own possession
- sa (adj): self-; personal-
- sa (letter): (gram) letter s; 36th letter of the alphabet; dental consonant
- so (pron): he; that person; that thing
- so (ind): (emphatic usage; referring to what has just been said); lit. that
- so (suffix): as; according to; by way of; by means of
- so (suffix): (gram) by; in x ways
Built from
- s- — root · demonstrative stem
The base stem of the ta/sa demonstrative pronoun family, pointing to a person or thing. Cognate with Latin is, English 'so' (as in 'so [that one]'), and Greek ho (article). The same root appears in sa, ta, and related forms across Pali pronouns.
- -o — ending · nominative singular masculine
The nominative singular masculine ending. Marks the subject case for masculine singular nouns and pronouns in the nom sg form here.
Etymology. From PIE *so- (demonstrative pronoun); cognates include English 'so', Latin 'is' (via *s-), Greek 'ho' (the article, from the same demonstrative root). The form is the nominative singular masculine of the ta/sa pronoun stem, with the nominative ending -o.