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sīlavā

sīlava

masc nom pl of sīlava (noun); masc instr sg of sīlava (noun); masc abl sg of sīlava (noun); masc voc sg of sīlava (noun); …

1. sīlavant (adj): virtuous; ethical; moral; lit. having conduct quality
2. sīlava (masc): name of an arahant monk; lit. having quality of virtue

Built from

• sīla — root · conduct, virtue
  An abstract noun denoting ethical discipline and restraint; foundational in Buddhist moral training and canonical usage (sīlakkhandhā 'virtue-aggregate', one of the five aggregates).
• va — ending · having, possessed of
  Possessive suffix forming adjectives; -va is cognate with Latin -vus and creates the meaning 'one who has X' or 'characterized by X'.

Etymology. sīla 'conduct, virtue, ethical discipline' (feminine abstract noun from an unattested root meaning 'to bind' or 'to hold together'; related to Sanskrit śīla) + -va, a possessive suffix meaning 'having' or 'possessed of' (cognate with Latin -vus in adjectives like longus). The word embodies the cardinal Buddhist virtue of right action and moral restraint in the Noble Eightfold Path.

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

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