As I've been picking up new pali vocabulary, I've noticed possible
onomatopoeia (words that sound like or suggest what they are). I'll
abbreviate as OP from here on . Does there exist any compilation of such
OP's, or do any dictionaries confirm whether a word is an OP?
Here are a few words flipping through pali primer that seem like OP:
hasati : laughs, "ha!"
kakaca: saw (noun) makes a sound like "kakaca"
chindati: cuts ("chin" is a cutting sound)
patati: falls (i picture the sound of someone falling down the stairs)
kāka: crow (doesn't a crow make a "kaw" sound?)
If such a compilation does not exist, perhaps we can create a wiki page to
compile suspected OP's?
Such a list would be very useful for beginners who want to pick up some
easier words to add to their vocabulary.
On a related note, does such a compilation or list exist for pali words
that are easy to learn due to common indo-european root, for examples
"pundit" <=>"pandita"?
"māta" <=> mamma (mother)?
Metta,
Frank
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