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kodhanassa

kodhana

masc dat sg of kodhana (adj); nt dat sg of kodhana (adj); masc gen sg of kodhana (adj); nt gen sg of kodhana (adj)

1. angry; irritable; cranky; crotchety

Built from

• kodh — root · anger, rage
  The root kodhati (be angry) underlies kodhana. Sanskrit krudh- (be angry, rage) shows a similar root form, but the exact connection between Pali and Sanskrit forms is disputed.
• ana — ending · forming adjective
  The suffix -ana creates adjectives expressing quality or propensity (as in bhayāna from bhaya, or sukha + -ana-like formations). Here it produces 'one characterized by anger' or 'anger-prone'.

Etymology. From √kodh- (to be angry, rage), a root of unclear origin but possibly connected to Sanskrit krudh- (to be angry), though the etymology remains uncertain. The adjective suffix -ana forms agent nouns and quality nouns.

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

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