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uttānīkammaṁ

uttānīkamma

accusative singular neuter of uttānīkamma (noun); or gerundive form from uttānīkaroti

1. unfolding
2. opening out
3. exposition
4. disclosure

Built from

• ut — prefix · out, upward
  Combination of ud- and ā-; signals emergence and turning toward the speaker.
• ānī — stem · becoming, turning
  Derived from the denominative root meaning 'to become' or 'to turn into'.
• kamma — root · action, deed
  From √kr 'do, make'; cognate with Sanskrit karma, Greek ergon, English work.
• ṁ — ending · accusative singular
  Marks the noun as a direct object in the accusative case.

Analysis. ut- (ut + ā, 'up and toward', a reversal prefix) + ānī- (becoming, turning into) + kamma (action, deed): 'action of opening up' or 'turning outward into disclosure'.

Etymology. Derived from uttānīkaroti (to unfold, open, disclose), itself from uttāna (spread out, open, exposed) + -karoti (causative of √kr 'do, make'). The prefix ut- ('out, upward') combined with ā- ('toward the speaker') creates the sense of opening or unfolding toward the hearer. Cognate with Sanskrit ud- (out) and ā- (toward).

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

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