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vaṇṇavādīti

vaṇṇavādī

nom. sg. masc. of vaṇṇavādī (adj.), with enclitic -ti

1. who speaks in praise (of); who highly recommends; lit. speaking praise

Built from

• vaṇṇa — root · quality, praise
  From Sanskrit varṇa, originally lustre or appearance, then quality or merit; used for praiseworthy qualities or character.
• vāda — stem · speaking, doctrine
  From √vad (speak, say), cognate with Latin vox (voice). Combines the sense of vocal utterance with opinion or doctrine.
• -ī — ending · agent noun, masc.
  Nominative singular masculine of the agent noun suffix -ī, denoting one who performs the action; common in Pali for personal agent nouns.
• -ti — ending · enclitic particle
  A postpositive enclitic in Pali, often marking emphatic, quoted, or narrative speech; here attaches to the noun to frame the speaker or emphasize the utterance.

Analysis. vaṇṇa- (colour, quality, praise) + vāda- (speaking, doctrine) + -ī (agent noun suffix); -ti is the enclitic particle, here marking emphatic or quoted speech.

Etymology. vaṇṇa is a secondary form of Sanskrit varṇa (class, quality, colour, lustre); vāda from √vad (speak, say), cognate with Latin vox (voice) and English word. The agent suffix -ī is cognate with the -ia of Latin comparatives and the -eia of Greek; -ti is an enclitic particle used in Pali to mark reported or emphatic utterance.

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

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