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vimucci

aor 3rd sg of vimucci (verb); aor 2nd sg of vimucci (verb)

1. became free; was released; was liberated (from)

Built from

• vi — prefix · apart, asunder
  Intensifies the root's sense of severance. Like Latin dis-, it signals complete separation and clarity—here, freedom from bonds.
• muc — root · loose, release, free
  The root of vimuccati. Related to the idea of untying or letting go; sets the concrete image of loosening fetters.
• i — ending · aorist 3rd sg
  The -i ending marks the simple past (aorist) in third person singular, completing the perfective aspect.

Etymology. vi- (apart, asunder) + √muc (to loose, release), forming vimuccati 'to free, to release'. The prefix vi- gives the sense of complete separation and liberation. √muc is cognate with English 'to mock' (originally 'to remove, loosen') and Sanskrit mocayati.

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

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