Pāli Dictionary

apuñña

aprefixpuṇrootyasuffix

Part of speech

noun · neuter

Root

puṇ1be skilful; be precise

Antonyms

puñña

doctrine

  • demerit; unwholesome action; evil; sin (the opposite of puñña)

  • unwholesome; lacking merit; demeritorious; bad (as an adjective)

approximate

Compound structure

analyses: 2

napuṇṇā
  1. na

    not; no; neither; nor (negative particle; also as negative prefix in compounds)

  2. puṇṇā

    Puṇṇā; name of an arahant nun (Puṇṇā Therī)

apiuṇṇā
  1. api

    (prefix) on; onto; towards; close by

  2. uṇṇā

    wool; fibre

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