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dutiyassa

dutiya

masc dat sg of dutiya (ordin); nt dat sg of dutiya (ordin); masc gen sg of dutiya (ordin); nt gen sg of dutiya (ordin); …

1. second (2nd)
2. as a companion; as a partner; lit. second person
3. (gram) second consonant of each vagga; kh, ch, ṭh, th, ph; lit. second
4. second man; another man; male companion; lit. second

Built from

• du — prefix · two
  From Indo-European *dwō-, the cardinal number. Cognates: English "two", Latin "duo", Greek "dýo", Sanskrit "dvi". This concrete cardinal sense underlies the ordinal.
• tiya — ending · ordinal suffix
  Ordinal-forming suffix attached to cardinal numbers to create ordinal positions. For dutiya, it derives the ordinal "second" from the cardinal root du- (two).
• ssa — ending · dative or genitive singular
  Nominal inflection marking either dative (to/for) or genitive (of) case in the singular number. This ending is common in Pali nominal morphology.

Etymology. From du- (prefix meaning "two", related to Sanskrit dvi and English "two") + -tiya (ordinal suffix). The ordinal is formed from the cardinal "two" with the suffix -tiya/-tīya, which creates ordinal numbers from cardinals; compare tiya in tatiyas ("third"). The root reflects Indo-European *dwō- ("two"), the same origin as English "two", Latin "duo", Greek "dýo", and Sanskrit "dvi".

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

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