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yāvatatiyakaṁ

yāvatatiyka

indeclinable adverb (accusative form of yāvatatiyka)

1. three times
2. for the third time
3. up to three times

Built from

• yāva — prefix · as far as, up to
  Spatial: indicates the extent or limit of something. Cognate with Sanskrit yāvat 'as far as, to the extent that'.
• tatiyka — stem · third
  Ordinal adjective from taya 'three'. Agrees with the neuter singular noun (often kālā 'time', 'occasion' is understood).

Analysis. yāva- (as far as, up to) + tatiyka (third); the form yāvatatiyakaṁ is the accusative neuter singular used as an adverbial modifier meaning 'as far as the third time' or 'up to and including the third occurrence'

Etymology. yāva is built from yā- (where, as far as) cognate with Sanskrit yāvat; tatiyka is the ordinal from taya (three), related to ti-; Sanskrit equivalents are yāvattṛtīyakaṁ and yāvat-tritīyakam. The prefix yāva- keeps its spatial sense of extent: 'extending to'.

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

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