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viddasuno

viddasu

masc dat sg of viddasu (noun); masc gen sg of viddasu (noun)

1. wise person; intelligent person; lit. who knows

Built from

• vi — prefix · apart, distinctly
  Intensive clarity and seeing-apart, from the root for 'two' (dvi), creating the sense of distinguishing or perceiving clearly.
• das — root · see, perceive
  The root meaning to perceive or make visible; cognate with Latin dīcere (show, tell) and Sanskrit dṛś-.
• u — ending · agent noun marker
  Forms agent nouns; -u is a nominative masculine singular ending that creates the sense of 'one who' or 'he who' performs the action of the root.

Etymology. vi- (apart, seeing distinctly) + √das (see, perceive): one who sees clearly or distinctly. Related to Latin dīcere (to speak, show) and Sanskrit dṛś- (to see); the root is shared across Indo-European languages in the sense of perceiving or making visible.

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

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