Nānā

Pāli Dictionary

Part of speech

indeclinable

Synonyms

nānaṃ

general

various; different; distinct; diverse

MN 31
nānā hi kho no, bhante, kāyā ekañ'ca pana maññe cittan'ti
SN 35.247
seyyathā'pi, bhikkhave, puriso chappāṇake gahetvā nānāvisaye nānāgocare daḷhāya rajjuyā bandheyya.

variously; differently; separately

Snp 4.12
sakaṃ sakaṃ diṭṭhiparibbasānā, viggayha nānā kusalā vadanti, yo evaṃ jānāti sa vedi dhammaṃ, idaṃ paṭikkosam'akevalī so.
SN 1.32
tasmā satañ'ca asataṃ nānā hoti ito gati, asanto nirayaṃ yanti, santo saggaparāyanā'ti.

ñāṇa

approximate

ñārootaṇasuffix

Part of speech

noun · neuter

Root

ñā⁵to know

Synonyms

cakkhu, viññāṇa, jāna, aññāṇa, veda, vidū, dassī, vijāna,

Antonyms

aññāṇa

doctrine

knowledge; understanding; insight; wisdom; (as adjective) having knowledge; knowing; having insight

Snp 1.3
diṭṭhīvisūkāni upātivatto, patto niyāmaṃ paṭiladdhamaggo, uppannañāṇo'mhi anaññaneyyo, eko care khaggavisāṇakappo.

na

approximate

via inflected form nāna · genitive plural

Part of speech

indeclinable

Synonyms

general

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

Snp 1.4
na ca passāma te kasiṃ
MN 2
idha, bhikkhave, assutavā puthujjano manasikaraṇīye dhamme nappajānāti, amanasikaraṇīye dhamme nappajānāti
SN 46.53
atha kho te bhikkhū tesaṃ aññatitthiyānaṃ paribbājakānaṃ bhāsitaṃ n'eva abhinandiṃsu nappaṭikkosiṃsu.

(introducing a question expecting assent) surely?; is it not? (= nu)

SN 48.50
na so tathāgate vā tathāgatasāsane vā kaṅkheyya vā vicikiccheyya vā

(rare, in verse) like; as; as if (= viya)

ña

approximate

ñārootasuffix

via inflected form ñāna · dative plural / genitive plural

Part of speech

adjective

Root

ñā⁵to know

Synonyms

ñū

Antonyms

añña

general

knowing; who knows; familiar with

approximate

Compound structure

analyses: 1

naña

na
not; no; neither; nor (negative particle; also as negative prefix in compounds)
ña
knowing; who knows; familiar with

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