Pāli Dictionary

janana

janrootanasuffix

Part of speech

adjective

Root

jan3be born; produce

Synonyms

kāraka, janaka, jananī, samuṭṭhāpaka

general

  • producing; creating; causing (often in compounds)

  • AN 7.64

    anatthajanano kodho, kodho cittappakopano, bhayam'antarato jātaṃ, taṃ jano n'āvabujjhati.

  • Thag 19.1

    kadā nu'haṃ bhayajananiṃ dukh'āvahaṃ, taṇhālataṃ bahuvidh'ānuvattaniṃ, paññāmayaṃ tikhiṇam'asiṃ gahetvā, chetvā vase tam'pi kadā bhavissati.

jānana

approximate

jñārootanasuffix

Part of speech

noun · neuter

Root

ñā5to know

Synonyms

viññāṇa, ñāṇa, aññāṇa, vijānana, ājānana

Antonyms

ajānana

mind

  • knowing; knowledge, cognizance, recognition; learning, skill

jana

approximate

janrootasuffix

via inflected form janāna · genitive plural

Part of speech

noun · masculine

Root

jan3be born; produce

Synonyms

loka, purisa, manussa, nara, mānusa, jantu, janeta

general

  • person, man, individual; (collectively or in plural) people, population, beings

  • Snp 1.7

    yo ve kiñcikkhakamyatā, panthasmiṃ vajantaṃ janaṃ, hantvā kiñcikkham'ādeti, taṃ jaññā vasalo iti.

  • Snp 5.8

    santi loke munayo, janā vadanti ta'y'idaṃ kathaṃsu, ñāṇ'ūpapannaṃ no muniṃ vadanti, udāhu ve jīviten'ūpapannaṃ.

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