Pāli Dictionary
Part of speech
noun · masculine
Root
var1cover; dress; restrain
Synonyms
general
colour; hue
DN 22
puna caparaṃ, bhikkhave, bhikkhu seyyathā'pi passeyya sarīraṃ sivathikāya chaḍḍitaṃ aṭṭhikāni setāni saṅkhavaṇṇapaṭibhāgāni
DN 2
kusāvatiyā, ānanda, rājadhāniyā catunnaṃ vaṇṇānaṃ dvārāni ahesuṃ. ekaṃ dvāraṃ sovaṇṇamayaṃ, ekaṃ rūpiyamayaṃ, ekaṃ veḷuriyamayaṃ, ekaṃ phalikamayaṃ.
appearance; complexion; form; beauty; guise
Thag 16.1
tassa te n'atthi bhītattaṃ, bhiyyo vaṇṇo pasīdati, kasmā na paridevesi, evarūpe mahabbhaye.
DN 18
atha, bhante, brahmā sanaṅkumāro oḷārikaṃ attabhāvaṃ abhinimminitvā kumāravaṇṇo hutvā pañcasikho devānaṃ tāvatiṃsānaṃ pāturahosi.
caste; social class; race
Ud 5.5
evam'eva kho, bhikkhave, cattāro vaṇṇā, khattiyā, brāhmaṇā, vessā, suddā te tathāgatappavedite dhammavinaye agārasmā anagāriyaṃ pabbajitvā jahanti purimāni nāmagottāni, samaṇā sakyaputtiyā tv'eva saṅkhaṃ gacchanti
sort; kind; type; size; measure
reason; cause
SN 9.14
na harāmi na bhañjāmi, ārā siṅghāmi vārijaṃ, atha kena nu vaṇṇena, gandhattheno'ti vuccati.
letter; phoneme; syllable; phonetically distinct sound
(as adjective) having a certain colour or appearance
MN 50
majjhe sarassa tiṭṭhanti, vimānā kappaṭṭhāyino, veḷuriyavaṇṇā rucirā, accimanto pabhassarā, accharā tattha naccanti, puthu nānattavaṇṇiyo.
general
praise; commendation; approval
AN 2.135
anuvicca pariyogāhetvā avaṇṇ'ārahassa avaṇṇaṃ bhāsati, anuvicca pariyogāhetvā vaṇṇ'ārahassa vaṇṇaṃ bhāsati
AN 4.100
idha, potaliya, ekacco puggalo avaṇṇ'ārahassa avaṇṇaṃ bhāsitā hoti bhūtaṃ tacchaṃ kālena, no ca kho vaṇṇ'ārahassa vaṇṇaṃ bhāsitā hoti bhūtaṃ tacchaṃ kālena.
good point; positive quality; merit; excellent characteristic
AN 4.73
puna caparaṃ, bhikkhave, asappuriso yo hoti parassa vaṇṇo taṃ puṭṭho'pi na pātu karoti, ko pana vādo apuṭṭhassa! puṭṭho kho pana pañh'ābhinīto hāpetvā lambitvā aparipūraṃ avitthārena parassa vaṇṇaṃ bhāsitā hoti.
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