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parimajjati

pr 3rd sg of parimajjati (verb)

1. rubs; rubs off; strokes
2. polishes; grooms

Built from

• pari- — prefix · around, thoroughly
  Prefix meaning "around" or "all the way round"; here it intensifies the action to mean rubbing thoroughly or all over. Cognate with Greek peri- (perimeter).
• majj — root · rub, wipe
  Root denoting the action of rubbing or wiping. The concrete sense is contact with a surface to clean or smooth it.
• -ati — ending · 3rd singular present
  Present-tense thematic ending indicating 3rd person singular active voice.

Etymology. pari- (around, all the way round) + √majj (to rub, wipe). The prefix pari- gives the sense of rubbing all over or thoroughly. √majj is likely cognate with Sanskrit majja and may be related to the Proto-Indo-European root for "smear" or "wipe"; compare Latin "madere" (to be wet, to soak) in its sense of thorough contact with a surface.

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

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