C.6 Secondary Derivative indications

  • a. Secondary-Stem indication (dutiyaliṅgapadasaṃvaṇṇanā) 1

Ex. Sāmaññanti samaṇatā

The phrase "samaṇatā" indicates that the word "Sāmaññaṃ" is a secondary derivative derived from the stem "samaṇa".

  • b. Secondary-Stem Sense indication (dutiyaliṅgatthasaṃvaṇṇanā)

Ex. Lāmakataroti pāpataro.

The phrase pāpataro indicates that the stem lāmaka of the secondary deriva- tive "lāmakataro" has the sense "bad, evil".

  • c. Secondary-Suffix indication (paccayapadasaṃvaṇṇanā)

Ex. Pāpiyoti pāpataro

The phrase pāpataro indicates that the word Pāpiyo is formed by using the secondary derivative suffix ya.

  • d. Secondary-Suffix Sense indication (paccayatthasaṃvaṇṇanā)

Ex. Dhanavāti dhanena samannāgato.

The phrase dhanena samannāgato indicates that the Secondary Suffix vant of the word dhanavā has the Possessive sense.

1 the term " secondary (dutiya) " is used here to differentiate the stems and suffixes from nominal types.