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akusalehi

akusala

masc instr pl of akusala (adj); nt instr pl of akusala (adj); masc abl pl of akusala (adj); nt abl pl of akusala (adj); …

1. (of a person or animal) unskilful; incompetent; inexperienced
2. unbeneficial actions; unskilful deeds; the unwholesome
3. unhealthy; unwholesome; unskilful; unbeneficial; kammically unprofitable

Built from

• a — prefix · not, without
  Plain negation. Cognate with English un-, Greek a(n)-, Latin in-.
• kusala — root · skilled, wholesome
  The base adjective, referring to actions or states that are wholesome and kammically profitable. Sanskrit kuśala.
• ehi — ending · instrumental/ablative plural
  Case and number marker for masculine and neuter plural, instrumental or ablative function.

Etymology. a- (prefix, not, without) + kusala (skilled, wholesome). Kusala is of uncertain origin, possibly related to Sanskrit kuśala; the a- prefix is cognate with English un- and Greek a(n)- (as in atheist).

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

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