neuter (& masculine) · issattha 1 · issattha 2
archery
Issattha (neuter masculine) [cf. Sanskrit iṣvastra neuter bow, from iṣu (= Pāli usu) an arrow + as to throw. Cf. Pāli issāsa. — Buddhaghosa in a strange way dissects it as "usuñ ca satthañ cā ti vuttaṃ hoti" (i.e. usu arrow + sattha sword, knife) Pj II 466] 1. (neuter) archery (as means of livelihood and occupation) M I 85; III 1; S I 100 (so read with v.l.; Text has issatta, commentary explains by usu-sippaṃ K.S. I page 318); Snp 617 (°ṃ upajīvati = āvudha jīvikaṃ Pj II 466); Ja VI 81; Saddh 390. 2. (masculine) an archer Miln 250, 305, 352, 418. {110}
archery
【中】 箭術。【陽】射手，箭手。
(nt, nt, comp, from issāsa) archery archery [lit.] arrow throwing Construction: usu > isu + āsa + tha issāsa + tha
(masc, masc, comp, from issāsa) archer Construction: usu > isu + aāa + tha issāsa + tha