Pāli Dictionary

nu

Part of speech

indeclinable

Antonyms

nanu

general

  • interrogative und dubitative Partikel; ob, wohl, denn, eigentlich (oft mit Interrogativpronomen)

  • interrogative and dubitative particle; whether, indeed, I wonder, on earth (often combined with interrogative pronouns)

  • MN 38

    api nu tumhe, bhikkhave, evaṃ jānantā evaṃ passantā evaṃ vadeyyātha

  • Snp 5.7

    sabbesu kāmesu yo vītarāgo, ākiñcaññaṃ nissito hitvā m'aññaṃ, saññāvimokkhe parame'dhimutto, tiṭṭhe nu so tattha anānuyāyī.

  • emphatische und affirmative Partikel; in der Tat, gewiss, wahrlich, nun (oft gefolgt von kho)

  • emphatic and affirmative particle; indeed, surely, truly, now (often followed by kho)

ñū1

approximate

ñārootūsuffix

Part of speech

noun · masculine

Root

ñā5wissen

general

  • Kenner; wer versteht (meist als letztes Kompositionsglied)

  • 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

Part of speech

adjective

Root

ñā5wissen

Synonyms

jāna, ña, vidū, dassī, vijāna

general

  • kundig; vertraut mit; erkennend (als letztes Kompositionsglied)

  • 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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