Bhavato bhoto

“Bhota” of “bhavanta”.

Kaccāyana 242
Rūpasiddhi 192
Nāma-Kappa · Catuttha-Kaṇḍa

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242. 192. Bhavato bhoto

[Bhavato + bhoto = 2 words]

Sabbass’ eva bhavantasaddassa bhotādeso hoti īkāre itthigate pare.

Bhoti ayye (Vin. ii, 280), bhoti kaññe, bhoti Kharādiye (Khu. v, 4).

“Bhota” of “bhavanta”.

In the feminine, when ‘ī’ follows, the whole word “bhavanta” is substituted by “bhota”.

Examples

Bhoti ayye (O lady!), bhoti kaññe (O girl!), bhoti Kharādiye (O Kharādiyā!):
- Bhoti = bhavanta + si (‘ī’ is inserted after “bhavanta” (§239); “bhavanta” is substituted by “bhota” (§242); ‘si’ is elided (§220); ‘a’ is elided (§83); ‘ī’ is shortened (§245)).

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