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tatiyā

tatiya

masc nom pl of tatiya (ordin); fem nom sg of tatiya (ordin); fem nom pl of tatiya (ordin); nt nom pl of tatiya (ordin); …

1. tatiya (ordin): third (3rd)
2. tatiya (masc): (gram) third consonant of each vagga; g, j, ḍ, d, b
3. tatiya (adj): true, real
4. tatiyā (ordin): third (3rd)
5. tatiyā (fem): (gram) instrumental case

Built from

• ta- — root · three (lenited)
  From *tri-, the IE root for 'three'. The tr- cluster becomes t- before the suffix. Related to Sanskrit trí, Greek treîs, Latin trēs, English three.
• -tiya — ending · ordinal suffix
  Forms ordinal numbers from cardinals. This ending (from *-tyo-) creates the 'position in sequence' meaning; -ā is the feminine nominative singular ending applied to the ordinal stem.

Etymology. From *tri- 'three' (Sanskrit trí, Greek treîs, Latin trēs, English three) with ordinal suffix -ya. The t- shows lenition of the initial tr- cluster; compare Sanskrit tṛtīya 'third'. The ordinal system in Pali preserves Indo-European formation patterns, with -ya serving as a productive ordinal-forming ending.

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

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