Pāli Dictionary

avaṇṇa

aprefixvaṇṇrootasuffix

Part of speech

noun · masculine

Root

vaṇṇ8loben

Synonyms

Antonyms


ethics

  • Tadel; Vorwurf; schlechter Ruf; üble Nachrede

  • blame; dispraise; disrepute; speaking ill of

general

  • Fehler; Mangel; schlechte Eigenschaft; Makel

  • 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.

avaññā

approximate

avaprefixñārootāsuffix

Part of speech

noun · feminine

Root

ñā5wissen


ethics

  • Verachtung, Respektlosigkeit, Geringschätzung

  • contempt, disrespect, disregard

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