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tajjo

tajja

masc nom sg of tajja (adj)

1. related to that; relevant; corresponding
2. suitable; appropriate; lit. related to that

Built from

• ta — root · that
  Demonstrative pronoun; from PIE *to-, ancestor of English "that" and Greek "to-".
• ja — ending · born from; made of
  Adjectival suffix from √jan "to be born"; creates possessive and relational adjectives meaning "consisting of" or "belonging to".

Analysis. Compound: ta- (that) + -ja (born from, made of); lit. "born of that", hence "pertaining to that".

Etymology. From ta- (demonstrative "that", from Proto-Indo-European *to-) + -ja (suffix meaning "born from, made of", from √jan "to be born", cognate with English "kin", Latin "genus"). The suffix -ja productively forms adjectives meaning "consisting of" or "belonging to".

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

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