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vivecetukāmā

vivecetukāma

masc nom pl of vivecetukāma (adj); fem nom sg of vivecetukāma (adj); fem nom pl of vivecetukāma (adj); nt nom pl of vivecetukāma (adj); …

1. wanting to separate; wishing to dissuade (from)

Built from

• vi — prefix · apart, asunder
  The prefix marks separation in different directions, giving clarity and intensity to the root meaning.
• vec — root · separate, weave asunder
  Related to Latin vēx- (vexāre, 'to shake, disturb'); the concrete sense is untangling or pulling apart threads.
• etu — ending · to be done, gerundive
  The suffix -tu forms the gerundive, marking what is desirable or ought to be separated.
• kāma — stem · desire, will
  Cognate with English 'charm'; denotes the volitional drive or longing for disengagement.

Analysis. vi-√vec-etu-kāma: vi (apart, asunder) + veceti (separates) + -tu (gerundive: to be done, desirable) + kāma (desire). The compound literally means 'desire for separation' or 'desire for what is to be separated'—the desire for disengagement from worldly entanglement.

Etymology. √vec (to separate, weave asunder) is related to Latin vēx- (in vexāre, 'to shake apart') and Sanskrit vic- (to separate). The prefix vi- (apart, in different directions) intensifies the sense of separation. The suffix -tu marks gerundive sense (what ought to be done). kāma (desire) is cognate with English 'charm' (from PIE *kam-, to please, desire).

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

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