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issukissa

issukī

nt gen sg of issukī (adj)

1. who is jealous; who is envious

Built from

• issu — root · jealousy, envy
  The semantic basis is obscure; possibly related to words for harm or piercing, but no clear Indo-European cognate.
• kī — ending · having (quality)
  Possessive/quality-forming suffix; creates adjectives. In this form, genitive neuter singular marks agreement with a neuter noun or generic reference.

Etymology. From Pali issu (jealousy, envy) + the possessive/quality suffix -kī; issu itself is of uncertain origin but may relate to Sanskrit iṣu (arrow, or in compounds suggesting harm/injury), though the semantic connection is opaque. The suffix -kī forms adjectives denoting a quality or state, comparable to Latin -icus.

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

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