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How to break Pali compound words?

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Looking at the [Pali Tripitaka](http://tipitaka.online-dhamma.net/canon/vinaya/p%C4%81r%C4%81jika/vera%C3%B1jaka%E1%B9%87%E1%B8%8Da%E1%B9%83) , many of the words are really long: - Ucchedavādo - anuppādadhammā - evaṃsukhadukkhappaṭisaṃvedī - micchādiṭṭhikammasamādānā - sambodhiparāyaṇo’’ti (btw, what does that ’’ mean, I see it a lot?) Can you break these words down to smaller ones automatically/algorithmically somehow? Or must you understand the meaning of the word's parts, and only then could you attempt it (and even then it is not recommended). How do you emphasize the main part of the word like you do in english "REG-yu-lear-lee" (regularly)? How do you speak or read such long words, is it normal in Pali? I know they didn't use the Latin alphabet, but not sure how they thought of words even. Just looking for some perspective / advice on how to handle them.
Asked by Lance Pollard (760 rep)
Oct 13, 2023, 06:28 AM
Last activity: Oct 13, 2023, 12:37 PM