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santussako

santussaka

masc nom sg of santussaka (adj)

1. who is satisfied; who is pleased; who is content

Built from

• sam — prefix · together, completely
  The prefix sam- brings things into one or completes an action. Here it intensifies the sense of satisfaction—being brought to a state of contentment.
• tus — root · to be pleased, satisfied
  Sanskrit tuṣ-; the root conveys the concrete sense of settling or resting content, as when a fire is quieted.
• ta — ending · past participle
  The -ta suffix marks past participle status, forming the participial stem that feeds into the next morpheme.
• ka — ending · agent nominalizer
  The -ka suffix forms an agent noun meaning 'one who is [adjective]', converting the participial stem into a personal adjective.

Analysis. sam + tussati, 'one who is brought together with satisfaction', derived from the verb santussati 'is content, is pleased'; the -ka suffix forms an agent noun.

Etymology. From sam- (together, with) + √tus (to be pleased, satisfied). The prefix sam- gives the sense of being fully or completely satisfied. The root √tus is cognate with Sanskrit tuṣ- 'to be satisfied, appeased', and is distantly related to English 'toss' in the sense of yielding or settling.

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

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