Pāli Dictionary

avaṇṇa

aprefixvaṇṇrootasuffix

Part of speech

noun · masculine

Root

vaṇṇ8प्रशंसा

Synonyms

aguṇa

Antonyms

vaṇṇa

ethics

  • निंदा; दोषारोपण; बदनामी; अपकीर्ति

  • blame; dispraise; disrepute; speaking ill of

general

  • दुर्गुण; दोष; अवगुण; कमी

  • 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

ñā5जानना

ethics

  • अवमानना, अनादर, तिरस्कार

  • contempt, disrespect, disregard

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