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makkho

makkha

masc nom sg of makkha (noun)

1. depreciating; denigrating; besmirching; lit. rubbing out
2. concealment; secrecy; lit. rubbing out

Built from

• makkha — root · rub out, conceal
  Denominative or root noun from an onomatopoetic or expressive base suggesting rubbing, smudging, or obscuring. The concrete image of rubbing out or smearing (literal sense) extends to concealment and verbal denigration. No certain Indo-European cognate; compare Sanskrit mākṣ- (blemish, stain), which may share the same expressive root.

Etymology. From √makkh-,

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

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