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sukhe

sukha

masc acc pl of sukha (adj); nt acc pl of sukha (adj); masc loc sg of sukha (adj); nt loc sg of sukha (adj); …

1. sukha (adj): easy (on); comfortable (for); pleasant (for); good (for); contented
2. sukha (nt): ease; comfort; happiness; pleasure; contentment
3. sukha (adj): (of water) tepid
4. sukheti (pr): makes happy; pleases; makes comfortable; lit. causes to please
5. sukha (adj): (of weather) fine; mild; pleasant
6. sukha (adj): happy

Built from

• su- — prefix · well, good
  The Indo-European intensifier expressing excellence or ease. Cognate with Greek eu- (eulogy) and Sanskrit su-.
• kha — root · space, opening
  Related to √khan- 'to dig'. The concrete sense of 'opening' or 'passage' yields 'easy passage', hence comfort and ease.

Etymology. From su- 'well, good' + the root √kh- related to √khan- 'to dig, excavate'; hence 'digging well' or 'easy passage', contrasting with dukkha. Cognate with Sanskrit sukha, Greek eukheros 'easy', and English 'ease' via Latin facilis. The prefix su- (Greek eu-) is an ancient Indo-European word for 'good'.

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

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