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tirokuṭṭesu

tirokuṭṭa

masc loc pl of tirokuṭṭa (noun)

1. beyond the wall; behind the wall

Built from

• tiro — prefix · beyond, far side of
  Spatial prefix indicating what lies past or outside a boundary; cognate with Sanskrit tiras 'across, beyond'. Used in locative compounds to place things outside enclosures.
• kuṭṭ — stem · wall
  Noun stem for a wall or enclosure; related to Sanskrit koṭṭa. Appears in compounds describing space outside fortified areas.
• a — ending · nominative base
  Masculine singular nominative marker; carried through the compound.
• su — ending · locative plural
  Locative plural ending placing the referent 'in/at/on' the walls beyond; -su is the regular masculine locative plural in Pali.

Analysis. tiro- (beyond, on the far side of) + kuṭṭa (wall); a locative compound expressing position outside an enclosure. The prefix tiro is often used in spatial relations denoting what lies beyond or past a boundary.

Etymology. tiro is an ancient prefix meaning 'beyond' or 'to the far side', related to Sanskrit tiras 'across, beyond'. kuṭṭa (wall) connects to Sanskrit koṭṭa and possibly Greek κόρη (kórē), though the wall sense is distinctly Indic. The compound typically refers to what is outside a city wall or fortification in canonical narratives.

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

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