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tādiso

tādisa

masc nom sg of tādisa (adj)

1. such; like that; of such character; of such quality; kind (of)

Built from

• tā — root · that (demonstrative)
  From the demonstrative stem ta-. Cognate with Sanskrit tat, Latin id, and English that; all from Indo-European *to- (the distal demonstrative).
• -disa — ending · of such kind (adjectival suffix)
  Suffix forming adjectives of quality or similarity; likely connected to √dis 'point, indicate', making the compound mean 'pointed-at like that' or 'resembling in that way'. Parallels Sanskrit -dṛśa (appearance).

Analysis. tā- (demonstrative 'that', neuter accusative singular) + -disa (suffix forming adjectives of similarity). The word is a demonstrative adjective expressing 'of that sort' or 'resembling that'.

Etymology. tā- derives from the demonstrative root ta- (that; cognate with Sanskrit tat, Latin id, English that), with -disa a suffix of uncertain origin possibly connected to √dis (point, indicate) or to Sanskrit -dṛśa (appearance, form). The whole construction parallels Sanskrit tādṛśa (of that appearance).

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

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