Changes Of Certain Words In Compounds
Changes Of Certain Words In Compounds¶
| aha | day | ahu | tadahu | that very day |
| akkhi | eye | akkha | akkhadassa | judge; lit. sees with eyes |
| aṅguli | finger | aṅgula | caturaṅgula | four fingers |
| attā | self | atta | pahitatto | resolute; lit. applied self |
| bhūmi | ground | bhūma | bhūmaṭṭha | standing on the ground |
| go | cow, cattle | gu | pañcagu9 | five cows |
| go | cow, cattle | gavo | jaraggavo | old bull |
| jāyā | wife | jayaṃ | jayampatikā | wife & husband |
| jāyā | wife | jāni | jānipatī | wife & husband |
| mahanta | great | mahā | mahāsamudda | great sea |
| nadī | river | nada | jambonada | gold; lit. (coming from) the Jambu river |
| paññā | wisdom | pañña | mahāpañño | of great wisdom |
| puma | male | puṃ | pulliṅgaṃ | masculine (gram) |
| ratti | night | ratta | dīgharattaṃ | long time |
| saha | with | sa- | sadevako | with gods |
| saka | one’s own | sa | samātar | own mother |
| saka | one’s own | saya | sayasaṃvuta | enclosed in one’s own opinion; lit. wrapped in one's own |
Not a textual example