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tathā

tatha

masc nom pl of tatha (adj); fem nom sg of tatha (adj); fem nom pl of tatha (adj); nt nom pl of tatha (adj); …

1. tatha (adj): true; real; actual
2. tatha (nt): truth; actuality
3. tatha (masc): name of a privately awakened Buddha; lit. truth
4. tathā (ind): so; thus; in such a way; likewise; similarly

Built from

• ta- — root · stretch, point to
  From √tā, the same root as tanna and tattha; cognate with Latin tendō (stretch). The root's concrete sense of extending or pointing becomes the abstract demonstrative sense of marking or identifying.
• -tha — ending · demonstrative suffix
  Creates adverbs and demonstrates from roots. Appears in ettha (here), atta (self), and other deictic words; shifts the root's meaning toward indicating a specific manner or location.

Etymology. Root √tā (to stretch, extend) + -tha (demonstrative suffix), cognate with Sanskrit tathā, Greek to- (in the, that), Latin tu- (you, your). The -tha suffix appears in other demonstratives (ettha "here", atta "self") and creates the sense of "in that manner" or "stretched toward that point". The word's concrete image is of pointing or stretching toward something as a standard or measure.

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

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