Pali eka (44)

     According to Davids and Stede’s Pali-English Dictionary, Pali word eka refers to “one.” It is linguistically related to Sanskrit eka, Indo-Germanic *oi, Avesta aēva, Greek οἶος (oíos), οἰνός (oinós), Latin ū-nus, Gothic ains, and English one. It traces its origin to the Tamil root okka through the transformation of okka > éka > eka. The following words, related to Pali eka, also originate from Tamil okka.

eka-anga, “a part, divisioh, something belonging to.” eka-angaṇa, “one (clear) space.” eka-āyana, “leading to one goal.” eka-āsana, “sitting or living alone.” eka-āsanika, “one who keeps to himself.” eka-âha, “one day.” eka-ūna, “one less, minus one, usually as.” eka-cara, “wandering or living alone, solitary.” eka-cariyā, “walking alone, solitude.” eka-cintin, “thinking one thing (only).” eka-thūpa, “in one heap, mixed up, together.” eka-paṭalika, “having a single sole (of sandals.” eka-paṭṭa, “single cloth.” eka-pahārena, “all at once.” eka- puttika, “having only one son eka-bījin, “having only one (more) seed.” eka-rājā, “universal king.” eka-vāciya, “a single remark or objection.”. ekaṁsa1, “belonging to one shoulder, on or with one shoulder.” ekaṁsa2, “one part or point.” ekaṁsena, “for certain, absolutely, definitely, inevitably.” ekaṁsika, “certain.” ekaka, “single, alone, solitary.” ekacca, “one, certain, definite.” ekaccika, “single, not doubled.” ekajjhaṁ, “in the same place, in conjunction, together.” ekato, “on the one side.” ekatta, “unity.” ekadatthu, “once, definitely, specially.” ekadā, “once, at the same time, at one time, once upon a time.” ekanta, “one sided, on one end, with one top, topmost.” ekantarika, “with one in between, alternate.” ekamantaṁ, “on one side, apart, aside.” ekameka, “one by one, each.” ekavidha, “of one kind, single, simple.” ekaso, “singly, one by one.” ekākiya, “alone, solitary.” ekādasa, “eleven.” ekībhāva, “being alone, loneliness, solitude.” ekodi, “concentrated, attentive, fixed.” ekodi-bhāva, “concentration, fixing one’s mind on one point.” aneka, “not one.” neka, “not one, several, many.”