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uppajjati

pr 3rd sg of uppajjati (verb)

1. appears; arises; occurs; takes place (for or in); lit. goes up
2. is reborn; re-arises (in); lit. goes up
3. becomes available (for); accrues (to); crops up (for); lit. goes up
4. is tenable (as a proposition); lit. goes up

Built from

• ud — prefix · up, out
  Spatial prefix meaning upward and outward emergence. Cognates: English 'out', German 'aus'.
• pa — prefix · forth, forward
  Intensifying prefix meaning forward or forth. Cognates: Greek/Latin pro-, English 'forth'.
• jja — ending · present middle
  The -jja ending marks the present tense, middle voice (or sometimes deponent), showing the action as unfolding in the present moment.

Etymology. ud- (up, out, upward) + pajjati (becomes, goes). The prefix ud- carries its concrete sense of upward motion into the abstract notion of arising or coming into being. Cognate with English 'out' and German 'aus'. The root √pad relates to going and becoming; combined with ud-, the word depicts emergence as a rising up into existence.

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

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