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tīhi

ti

masc instr pl of ti (card); fem instr pl of ti (card); nt instr pl of ti (card); masc abl pl of ti (card); …

1. ti (card): three (3)
2. ti (ve): (gram) ti; verbal ending of the present tense 3rd person singular
3. tīhi (card): by three; with three

Built from

• ti — root · three
  Cardinal numeral from PIE *trei-. Cognates: English 'three', Latin 'tres', Greek 'treis', Sanskrit 'tri-'. The base form used across all genders.
• -hi — ending · instrumental plural
  The locative/instrumental plural ending -hi marks the instrumental case (by means of, with, together with) across masculine, feminine, and neuter forms.

Etymology. From Indo-European *trei-, the ancestor of English 'three', Latin 'tres', Greek 'treis', Sanskrit 'tri-', and German 'drei'. The instrumental plural -hi is the regular case ending marking plurality and the instrumental function (means or accompaniment).

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

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