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suhito

suhita

masc nom sg of suhita (adj)

1. satiated; satisfied; full (with food or drink)

Built from

• su — prefix · well, good
  Prefix of positive quality; cognate with Greek eu- (eulogy). Marks the subject as faring well or in a good state.
• hita — root · placed, settled
  Past participle of dhā 'place'; cognate with Greek thésis and Sanskrit hitá. The concrete image of being 'well-placed' or 'well-settled' underwrites the sense 'satisfied' or 'full'.

Etymology. su- (well, good) + √hita (placed, settled), literally 'well-placed' or 'well-disposed'; the root hita is the past participle of dhāti 'places' (√dhā), cognate with Greek thésis 'placing' and English do. The sense developed from 'properly placed' to 'well-settled in body' and thence 'satiated'.

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

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