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ujū

uju

masc nom pl of uju (adj); fem nom pl of uju (adj); nt nom pl of uju (adj); masc acc pl of uju (adj); …

1. straight; upright; erect
2. direct; exact; lit. straight

Built from

• u — prefix · up, out
  The prefix ud- (here reduced to u-) carries the sense of rising upright and outward. In uju it creates the notion of standing straight up, extended without bend.
• ju — root · join, align
  The root √ju (Sanskrit yuj-) means to join or align, and appears in Latin iugum (yoke) and English yoke. In uju the root implies straightness as alignment without deviation.

Etymology. Root √ju (compare Sanskrit yuj- "to join, yoke", and English "yoke"), with the prefix u- (ud-, "up, out") giving the sense of "standing up straight, erect"; the concrete image is of something extended upward without bend or deviation. Related to Latin iugum "yoke" and English "yoke", all from the same Indo-European root *yeug-.

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

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