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Kicca

Kicca

You are already familiar with all these suffixes used to form potential participles.

Please note in many of the examples that follow

just the root or base + suffix is being used,

but the same applies to prefix + root or base + suffix

tabba (ptp)

√ + tabba

       
√dā + tabba tabba to be given
√gam + tabba gantabba to be followed
√hā + tabba tabba to be abandoned
√han + tabba hantabba to be killed
√kar + tabba kattabba to be done
√kar + tabba kātabba to be done
√pā + tabba tabba to be drunk
√ṭhā + tabba ṭhātabba to be stood

base + tabba

           
√nī a ne + tabba netabba to be led
√bhū *e bhāve + tabba bhāvetabba to be developed
√cud *e code + tabba codetabba to be accused
√dis *e dese + tabba desetabba to be taught
√dhar *e dhāre + tabba dhāretabba to be worn
√gah ṇhā gahe + tabba gahetabba to be held

what do you notice about all these words?

itabba (ptp)

√ + itabba

       
√bhaj + itabba bhajitabba to be associated with
√bhaṇ + itabba bhaṇitabba to be said
√bhās + itabba bhāsitabba to be spoken
√khād + itabba khāditabba to be chewed
√khip + itabba khipitabba to be thrown
√pucch + itabba pucchitabba to be asked
√sāy + itabba sāyitabba to be tasted
√sev + itabba sevitabba to be associated with
√sikkh + itabba sikkhitabba to be learned

base + itabba

           
√vid *e vede + itabba veditabba to be known
√ñā jānā + itabba jānitabba to be known
√bhī a bhāya + itabba bhāyitabba to be feared
√dis a passa + itabba passitabba to be seen
√hā a jahā + itabba jahitabba to be left
√bhuj ṃa bhuñja + itabba bhuñjitabba to be eaten

what do you notice about these words?

*anīya (ptp) \~17

       
√dis + *anīya pāṭidesanīya to cause to be pointed out
√muh + *anīya mohanīya to be deluded
√vid + *anīya vedanīya to be felt

anīya (ptp) \~73

       
√gam + anīya gamanīya to be gone
√pā + anīya pānīya to be drunk
√vac + anīya vacanīya to be said
√vajj + anīya vajjanīya to be avoided

*aniya (ptp) \~3

       
√vid + *aniya vedaniya to be felt
√ghaṭ + *aniya saṅghātaniya to be joined together
√bhaj + *aniya bhājaniya to be divided

aniya (ptp) \~25

       
√ādā + aniya upādāniya to be grasped
√pūj + aniya pūjaniya to be honoured
√ṭhā + aniya ṭhāniya to be stood

aṇīya (ptp) \~28

       
√kar + anīya karaṇīya to be done
√ram + anīya ramaṇīya to be enjoyed
√tar + aṇīya taraṇīya to be crossed
√raj + aṇīya sāraṇīya to be desired

aṇiya (ptp) \~2

       
√mar + aṇiya māraṇiya to be killed
√sar + aṇiya nissaraṇiya to be escaped

please note the small spelling differences that are present in the canon

*ya (ptp)

       
√bhu + *ya bhabba to be able, capable
√bhuj + *ya bhogga to be used, useable
√dam + *ya damma to be tamed, tamable
√garah + *ya gārayha to be blamed
√ghaṭ + *ya ghacca to be destroyed
√has + *ya hassa to be laughed at
√kath + *ya kaccha to be talked to
√khād + *ya khajjaṃ to be chewed, eaten
√kup + *ya kuppa to be shaken
√labh + *ya laddha to be obtained
√pūj + *ya pujja to be praised
√vadh + *ya vajjha to be slaughtered

*iya (ptp)

       
√kamp + *iya kampiya to be shaken
√chaḍḍ + *iya chaḍḍiya to be thrown away
√nind + *iya nindiya to be blamed
√saṃk + *iya saṅkiya to be suspected
√kar + *iya kāriya to be done
√pis + *iya pesiya to be sent

eyya (ptp)

after roots ending in vowels, *ya become eyya

       
√dā + eyya deyya to be offered
√hu + eyya āhuneyya to be offered to
√khā + eyya akkheyya to be said
√ñā + eyya viññeyya to be understood
√ñā + eyya neyya to be known
√nī + eyya neyya to be led, guided
√pā + eyya peyya to be drunk

tya (ptp)

       
√bhar + tya bhacca to be supported
√kar + tya kicca to be done
√mar + tya macca to be dead

irreg (ptp)

       
√lajj + itāya lajjitāya to be ashamed
√ghaṭ + *e + tāya ghātetāya to be caused to be slain
na + √bhuj + *aneyya abhojaneyya not to be eaten