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cetaso

cetas

masc dat sg of cetas (noun); masc gen sg of cetas (noun); masc nom sg of cetasa (adj)

1. cetas (masc): mind; thought; intention
2. cetasa (adj): with mind; having mind
3. cetaso (masc): for (one having such a) mind
4. cetaso (masc): of mind

Built from

• ce — root · perceive, think
  Underlying root √cit, literally 'that which sees or is aware'. Cognate with Latin cit- (as in citius 'quickly', from the sense of moving inward or being stirred) and Sanskrit cit- (consciousness, thought).
• ta — ending · nominalizing neuter
  Converts the root into a noun; -ta forms neuter action nouns and abstract concepts, here rendering the root into 'that which perceives', the mind or thought-faculty itself.

Etymology. From √cit (to perceive, to think), cognate with Sanskrit cit-, Latin cit- in

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

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