‹ Back to the text

karohi

karoti

imp 2nd sg of karoti (verb)

1. karoti (pr): does; acts; performs
2. karoti (pr): makes
3. karoti (pr): builds; constructs
4. karohi (imp): do!; make!

Built from

• kar — root · do, make
  The Indo-European root *ker- (do, make, act) appears in Latin creare (create), English craft, and Greek kraino (accomplish). It expresses the fundamental action of making or doing something.
• o — stem · thematic vowel
  The thematic vowel -o- marks the verb as belonging to the class of simple verbs in Pali, linking the root to inflectional endings.
• hi — ending · 2nd singular imperative
  The ending -hi is the second person singular imperative, directing a command toward a single addressee: 'you do it now.'

Etymology. From the root √kṛ (to do, make, act), cognate with Latin creare (create), English craft, and Greek kraino (accomplish). The imperative stem karo- derives from the root with the thematic vowel and imperative suffix.

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

Lite mode — plain HTML for e-readers and old browsers. Full version