Pāli Dictionary

nūna

Part of speech

indeclinable

Synonyms

kho, hi, vata, api, sudaṃ, ve, aho, khalu,

general

  • निश्चय से; वास्तव में; अवश्य; निःसंदेह

  • indeed; surely; certainly; truly

  • Snp 5.5

    te c'āpi nūnappajaheyyu dukkhaṃ, ye tvaṃ muni aṭṭhitaṃ ovadeyya, taṃ taṃ namassāmi samecca nāga, app'eva maṃ bhagavā aṭṭhitaṃ ovadeyya.

  • Vv 52

    s'āhaṃ nūna ito gantvā, yoniṃ laddhāna mānusiṃ, vadaññū sīlasampannā, kāhāmi kusalaṃ bahuṃ.

  • शायद; संभवतः; क्या हो अगर; मैं ... करूँ? (विशेषकर `yaṃ` के साथ)

  • probably; perhaps; what if?; shall I?; let me (esp. with `yaṃ` as `yaṃ nūna`)

ñū1

approximate

ñārootūsuffix

via inflected form ñunā · instrumental singular / dative plural / ablative singular / genitive plural

Part of speech

noun · masculine

Root

ñā5जानना

general

  • जानने वाला; समझने वाला (प्रायः समास के अंत में प्रयुक्त)

  • knower; one who understands (used chiefly as the final member of compounds)

  • MN 39

    bhojane mattaññuno bhavissāma paṭisaṅkhā yoniso āhāraṃ āharissāma n'eva davāya na madāya na maṇḍanāya na vibhūsanāya

  • AN 9.35

    seyyathā'pi, bhikkhave, gāvī pabbateyyā bālā abyattā akhettaññū akusalā visame pabbate carituṃ.

ñū2

approximate

ñārootūsuffix

via inflected form ñunā · instrumental singular / ablative singular

Part of speech

adjective

Root

ñā5जानना

Synonyms

jāna, ña, vidū, dassī, vijāna

general

  • जानने वाला; परिचित; पहचानने वाला

  • knowing; familiar with; understanding; recognizing (used as the final member of compounds)

  • Snp 2.8

    yathā'pi nāvaṃ daḷham'āruhitvā, phiyena rittena samaṅgibhūto, so tāraye tattha bahū'pi aññe, tatr'ūpayaññū kusalo mutīmā.

  • Snp 2.1

    varo varaññū varado var'āharo, anuttaro dhammavaraṃ adesayi, idam'pi buddhe ratanaṃ paṇītaṃ, etena saccena suvatthi hotu.

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