tuccho

tuccha

masc nom sg of tuccha (adj)

empty; hollow; void (of); (comm) with nothing inside

Built from

tuc — root · beat, hollow out
The root carries the image of striking or percussing something to empty it. This physical action of making something hollow or void by impact underlies the adjectival sense.
cha — ending · adjective marker
The -cha suffix forms adjectives; in the nominative singular masculine, it marks the word as an adjective in agreement with a masculine noun.

Etymology. From the root √tuc- meaning 'to beat' or 'to hollow out'; related to the concept of making something empty by striking or hollowing. The semantic shift from 'beaten, hollowed' to 'empty, void' parallels English 'beat' (to strike metal thin) and Latin 'tutus' (safe, hence hollowed, vacant). The sense of hollowness develops from the physical action of removing contents by percussion.

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

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