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udaracchavi

fem nom sg of udaracchavi (noun); fem voc sg of udaracchavi (noun)

1. skin of the stomach; belly skin

Built from

• udara — root · belly, stomach
  Sanskrit cognate udaraṁ; the root refers to the abdominal cavity as the seat of organs and digestion.
• cchavi — root · skin, hide
  From √chav-; Sanskrit tvac- (skin) is the cognate, also related to Latin cutis (skin) and English hide. The word denotes the outer layer or membrane.

Analysis. udara (belly, stomach) + cchavi (skin), a bahuvrihi compound literally meaning 'having belly-skin', referring to the membrane or integument of the abdominal region.

Etymology. udara is from √udar- (belly, womb), related to Sanskrit udaraṁ; cchavi (skin) is from √chav-, related to Sanskrit tvac- (skin), cognate with Latin cutis and English hide. The compound applies the two terms to the peritoneal or integumentary layer.

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

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