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Mixed Prefixes

Mixed Prefixes

         
abhi + ā √cikkh to show abbhācikkhati misrepresents
abhi + ni √sad to sink abhinisīdati sit down hard
abhi + pa √atth to wish abhipatthayati longs for
adhi + ā √vas to live ajjhāvasati settles
adhi + ava √kir to scatter ajjhokirati pours down
anu + pa √ikkh to look anupekkhati inspects
anu + pari √vatt to go on anuparivattati circles around
anu + vi √lok to see anuviloketi looks around
pari + nī √vā to blow parinibbāyati is extinguished
pati + ā √gam to go paccāgacchati returns
pati + anu √bhū to be paccanubhavati enjoys, undergoes
pati + saṃ √har to carry paṭisaṃharati withdraws
pati + saṃ √vid to sense paṭisaṃvedayati experiences
pati + vi √gam to go paṭivigacchati disappears
saṃ + adhi √gam to go samadhigacchati attains
saṃ + anu √dis to see samanupassati considers as
saṃ + pa √yuj to join sampayojeti quarrels
sam + pati √is to wish sampaṭicchati accepts, receives
saṃ + ud √chid to cut samucchindati eradicates
upa + ni √band to tie upanibandhati ties down onto
upa + pari √ikkh to see upaparikkhati investigates
upa + saṃ √kam to go upasaṅkamati approaches
vi + ā √kar to do byākaroti answers
vi + nī √bhuj to bend vinibbhujati unrolls

It is important to note that the prefixes are used not only with verbs but also with participles, verbal derivatives, nouns and adjectives.