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ujukā

ujuka

masc nom pl of ujuka (adj); fem nom sg of ujuka (adj); fem nom pl of ujuka (adj); nt nom pl of ujuka (adj); …

1. straight; upright
2. straight down
3. straight ahead
4. straightforward; honest; not evasive

Built from

• uju — root · straight, upright
  The root carries the concrete sense of physical straightness, extended to moral rectitude and honesty. Cognate with Sanskrit uju-, Greek orthós (ortho- as in orthodox), and English "right" (originally "stretched, straight").
• ka — ending · diminutive/qualitative suffix
  Common adjectival formant in Pali that qualifies or intensifies the root meaning, here marking ujuka as an adjective denoting the quality of being straight or upright.

Etymology. From √uju (to straighten, be straight) + -ka (diminutive/qualitative suffix). The root uju is cognate with Sanskrit uju-, Greek orthós (ortho-) via *h₂reǵ- "to stretch, straighten"; related to English "right" (in the sense of "straight"). The suffix -ka is a common adjectival formant in Pali, often intensifying or qualifying the root sense.

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

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