Pāli Dictionary
ethics
blame; dispraise; disrepute; speaking ill of
general
bad point; bad quality; fault; defect
AN 4.73
idha, bhikkhave, asappuriso yo hoti parassa avaṇṇo taṃ apuṭṭho'pi pātu karoti, ko pana vādo puṭṭhassa! puṭṭho kho pana pañh'ābhinīto ahāpetvā alambitvā paripūraṃ vitthārena parassa avaṇṇaṃ bhāsitā hoti.
MN 21
evaṃ saṃsaṭṭho āyasmā moḷiyaphagguno bhikkhunīhi saddhiṃ viharati, sace koci bhikkhu āyasmato moḷiyaphaggunassa sammukhā tāsaṃ bhikkhunīnaṃ avaṇṇaṃ bhāsati, ten'āyasmā moḷiyaphagguno kupito anattamano adhikaraṇam'pi karoti.
Part of speech
noun · feminine
Root
ñā5to know
ethics
contempt, disrespect, disregard
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