Pali asani (4)
According to Davids and Stede’s Pali-English Dictionary, Pali word asani means “a sharp stone as a hurling weapon.” In the Hindu mythology, it refers to “Indra’s thunderbolt, thunderclap, and lightning.” It also has cognates in other Indo-European languages. It is linguistically related to Vedic aśani, Sanskrit aśri, Latin ācer, Greek α῎κρος (a῎kros), Anglo-Saxon egl, and Old High-German ekka. It traces its origin to Tamil akku through the transformation of akku > aṡ > aṡáni > asani. The following words, related to Pali asani, also originate from Tamil akku.
asani-aggi, the fire of thunder, i.e. lightning or fire caused by lightning. asani-pāta, the falling of the thunderbolt, thunderclap, lightning. asani-vicakka, same as asani-pāta.