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pasavoti

pasava

3rd person singular present indicative of pasavati

1. pasava (masc): outflow, offspring
2. pasava (masc): generation; production; creation (of); lit. flowing forward
3. pasavi (aor): produced; generated; made; lit. flowed forth
4. pasavo (masc): domestic animals; livestock; farm animals
5. pasu (masc): domestic animal; livestock; farm animal
6. pasu (masc): (in general) animal; beast

Built from

• pa — prefix · forward, forth
  Intensifying prefix marking motion forth or ahead. Related to Latin pro- and Greek pro-.
• sav — root · flow, produce
  Root meaning to flow or press forward, hence to generate or bring into being. Related to Sanskrit sū (generate) and srava (flow).
• ti — ending · 3rd singular present
  Present indicative ending marking third person singular active voice.

Analysis. pa + √sav (√su in other forms) + ti; the prefix pa- (forward, forth) intensifies the root √sav "to flow", giving the sense of flowing forward or producing. The word is cognate with Sanskrit prasavati.

Etymology. √sav (to flow, produce) with prefix pa- (forward, forth). The root is related to Sanskrit sū (to generate, bring forth) and Latin suere (to sew, join together); the concrete image is flowing or pressing forth. The prefix pa- carries its sense of forward motion and intensification into the notion of generation: things that flow forth are produced.

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

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