Pāli Dictionary

vaṇṇanā

vaṇṇrootanāsuffix

Part of speech

noun · feminine

Root

vaṇṇ8louer

Synonyms

aṭṭhakathā

doctrine

  • commentaire; explication détaillée

  • commentary; exegesis; detailed explanation

  • MN 85

    bāhulliko [bāhuliko sār'atthaṭīkāya saṃghabhedasikkhāpadavaṇṇanāya sameti]

general

  • louange; éloge descriptif

  • praise; eulogy; laudatory description

vaṇṇa1

approximate

varrootnasuffix

via inflected form vaṇṇāna · genitive plural

Part of speech

noun · masculine

Root

var1couvrir; habiller; retenir

Synonyms

hetu, nidāna, paccaya, ārammaṇa, kāra, kāraṇa, vesa

general

  • couleur; teinte

  • 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.

  • apparence; teint; forme; beauté; aspect

  • 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; classe sociale; race

  • 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

  • sorte; genre; type; taille; mesure

  • sort; kind; type; size; measure

  • raison; cause

  • reason; cause

  • SN 9.14

    na harāmi na bhañjāmi, ārā siṅghāmi vārijaṃ, atha kena nu vaṇṇena, gandhattheno'ti vuccati.

  • lettre; phonème; syllabe

  • letter; phoneme; syllable; phonetically distinct sound

  • (adjectif) ayant une certaine couleur ou apparence

  • (as adjective) having a certain colour or appearance

  • MN 50

    majjhe sarassa tiṭṭhanti, vimānā kappaṭṭhāyino, veḷuriyavaṇṇā rucirā, accimanto pabhassarā, accharā tattha naccanti, puthu nānattavaṇṇiyo.

vaṇṇa2

approximate

vaṇṇrootasuffix

via inflected form vaṇṇāna · genitive plural

Part of speech

noun · masculine

Root

vaṇṇ8louer

Antonyms

avaṇṇa

general

  • louange; éloge; approbation

  • 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.

  • point fort; qualité positive; mérite; vertu

  • 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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