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\*a (dyed with)

*a (dyed with)

       
kasāva + *a kāsāva dyed with red brown

*a (from, belonging to)

       
gotama + *a gotama from family of Gotama
bharadvāja + *a bhāradvāja from family of Bharadvāja
jambu + nadī + *a jambonada from Jambu River
janapada + *a jānapada from countryside, rural
magadha + *a māgadha from Magadha
nagara + *a nāgara from a city, citizen
tila + *a tela from sesame seed, oil
uras + *a orasa from breast, natural
vasudeva + *a vāsudeva from God Vishnu
       
hima + anta + *a hemanta related to cold end, winter
kumāra + *a komāra related to youth, youthful
sarīra + *a sārīra related to the body, physical
usabha + *a āsabha related to the head bull
vyaggha + *a veyaggha related to tigers

*a (studying, knowing)

       
vyākaraṇa + *a veyyākaraṇa grammarian; linguist

*a (group of, collection, multitude)

       
dvi + *a dvaya pair, couple
ti + *a taya group of three, triad

*yāyana (lineage of)

       
kati + *yāyana kaccāyana from family of Kati

*yāna (lineage of)

       
kati + *yāna kaccāna from family of Kati
muggala + *yāna moggallāna from family of Muggala

ālu (full of)

       
abhijjhā + ālu abhijjhālu full of greed, covetous
apihā + ālu apihālu not full of envy
dhaja + ālu dhajālu full of flags

*ika (mixed with)

       
loṇa + *ika loika mixed with salt, salty
tela + *ika telika mixed with oil, oily

*ika (agent nouns)

In traditional grammars, these fall under many categories, such as living-in, working-with, going by, crossing-with, but they are all just agent nouns.

       
abbhokāsa + *ika abbhokāsika open air ascetic
addhā + *ika addhika traveler
ārāma + *ika ārāmika monastery worker
arañña + *ika āraññika forest dweller
bhatta + *ika bhattika eater
dvāra + *ika dovārika door-keeper, guard
gāma + *ika gāmika villager
kathā + *ika kathika story-teller, narrator
magadha + *ika māgadhika lives in Magadha
navā + *ika nāvika sailor
ratha + *ika rathika charioteer
rukkhamūla + *ika rukkhamūlika tree dweller
sakaṭa + *ika sākaṭika carter
sūkara + *ika sūkarika pig butcher
suttanta + *ika suttantika sutta student
urabbha + *ika orabbhika sheep farmer
vinaya + *ika venayika vinaya student

*ika (belonging to)

       
saṅgha + *ika saṅghika belonging to community
puthujjana + *ika pothujjanika belonging to the ordinary man

*ika (relating to)

       
samudda + *ika sāmuddika relating to sea, marine
sarīra + *ika sārīrika relating to body, bodily

*ika (having quality of)

       
anantara + *ika ānantarika immediate, no delay
nibbedha + *ika nibbedhika penetrating, piercing
upanaya + *ika opanayika relevant, leading towards

*ika (done by, done with)

       
kāya + *ika kāyika done by body, bodily
manas + *ika mānasika done by mind, mental
sañcetanā + *ika sañcetanika done with intention
vacas + *ika vācasika done by speech, verbal

ima (belonging to, most)

      belonging to the ...
anta + ima antima end > final
heṭṭḥā + ima heṭṭhima lower > lowest
majjha + ima majjhima middle > medium
ora + ima orima near shore > closest
parā + ima pārima far shore > furthest
pura + ima purima before, east > earlier, eastern
pacchā + ima pacchima after, west > last, western
paccanta + ima paccantima far end > border, frontier

iya (belonging to)

       
vagga + iya vaggiya belonging to group
udara + iya udariya belonging to stomach
tittha + iya titthiya belonging to a sect
senā + iya seniya belonging to army
sakyaputta + iya sakyaputtiya related to son of the Sakyan
manāpa + iya manāpiya pleasant
agāra + iya agāriya belonging to a house
loka + iya lokiya worldly
bodhipakkha + iya bodhipakkhiya related to awakening

*iya (belonging to)

       
samagga + *iya sāmaggiya harmonious
bahi + *iya bāhiya foreign
anuttara + *iya ānuttariya ultimate end

*ī (from, belonging to)

       
gotama + *ī gotamī from family of Gotama
kumuda + *ī komudī belonging to water lilies

*eyya (lineage of, from)

       
kosa + *eyya koseyya from a cocoon, silk
bhaginī + *eyya bhāgineyya from sister, nephew
gaṅga + *eyya gaṅgeyya from Ganges River

*era (son of)

       
samaṇa + *era sāmaṇera son of ascetic
vidhavā + *era vedhavera son of widow
nāḷikā + *era nāḷikera son of reed, coconut

ka (smallness)

       
aṇu + ka aṇuka tiny, small, minute
bāla + ka bālaka young child
chāpa + ka chāpaka young animal
dāra + ka dāraka young boy
gopāla + ka gopālaka young cowherd
kapāla + ka kapālaka small begging bowl
khudda + ka khuddaka small, minor
māṇava + ka māṇavaka young boy
paṭā + ka paṭāka small flag, banner
bubbuḷa + ka bubbuḷaka little bubble
putta + ka puttaka young son

ka (badness, insult, derog)

       
bahussuta + ka bahussutaka great little “scholar”
paṇḍita + ka paṇḍitaka learned little scholar
vāṇija + ka vāṇijaka peddler, small trader
vasala + ka vasalaka low outcast
ceṭa + ka ceṭaka worthless servant
muṇḍa + ka muṇḍaka baldy, shaveling
samaṇa + ka samaṇaka bad monk

ka (from, belonging to)

       
kāsi + ka kāsika from Kasi
rājagaha + ka rājagahaka from Rājagaha
bāhira + ka bāhiraka from outside, non-Buddhist
kāsigāma + ka kāsigāmaka from Kasi village

maya (made of)

       
asma + maya asmamaya made of stone
dāru + maya dārumaya made of wood
go + maya gomaya made of cow, cow dung
mana + maya manomaya mind-made
phalika + maya phalikamaya made of crystal
rūpiya + maya rūpiyamaya made of silver
veḷuriya + maya veḷuriyamaya made of cats-eye

tā (multitude of, collection of) feminine nouns

       
jana + tā jana populace, people

We will discuss the other meanings of in the next class.