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vedeyyo
vedeyya
masc nom sg of vedeyya (adj)
- which knows; which feels; which experiences
Built from
- ve — root · know, feel
√vid is the IndoEuropean root for 'see' and 'know', cognate with English 'wit' (as in 'I know'), Latin 'vidēre' (see), and Sanskrit 'vid' (know). The root's concrete sense of 'seeing' extends to 'knowing' and 'experiencing'.
- d — root · (part of root)
Final -d of the root √vid, which in Pali becomes -d or -y depending on the suffix.
- eyya — ending · capable of, able to be
The -eyya suffix (= -ika/-iya) marks the adjective as 'that which can be known/felt/experienced'. It is a potential or capacity suffix forming gerundives. This form is passive in force—'able to be known' rather than 'actively knowing'.
Etymology. From √vid