ñāṇa

See also: Appendix:Variations of "nana"

Pali

Alternative forms
Alternative forms
  • 𑀜𑀸𑀡 (Brahmi script)
  • ञाण (Devanagari script)
  • ঞাণ (Bengali script)
  • ඤාණ (Sinhalese script)
  • ဉာဏ or ၺႃꧣ (Burmese script)
  • ญาณ or ญาณะ (Thai script)
  • ᨬᩣᨱ (Tai Tham script)
  • ຎາຓ or ຎາຓະ (Lao script)
  • ញាណ (Khmer script)
  • 𑄐𑄂𑄕 (Chakma script)

Etymology

From Sanskrit ज्ञान (jñāna).

Noun

ñāṇa m or n

  1. A wisdom, insight

Declension
Declension table of "ñāṇa" (masculine)
Case \ NumberSingularPlural
Nominative (first)ñāṇoñāṇā
Accusative (second)ñāṇaṃñāṇe
Instrumental (third)ñāṇenañāṇehi or ñāṇebhi
Dative (fourth)ñāṇassa or ñāṇāya or ñāṇatthaṃñāṇānaṃ
Ablative (fifth)ñāṇasmā or ñāṇamhā or ñāṇāñāṇehi or ñāṇebhi
Genitive (sixth)ñāṇassañāṇānaṃ
Locative (seventh)ñāṇasmiṃ or ñāṇamhi or ñāṇeñāṇesu
Vocative (calling)ñāṇañāṇā
Declension table of "ñāṇa" (neuter)
Case \ NumberSingularPlural
Nominative (first)ñāṇaṃñāṇāni
Accusative (second)ñāṇaṃñāṇāni
Instrumental (third)ñāṇenañāṇehi or ñāṇebhi
Dative (fourth)ñāṇassa or ñāṇāya or ñāṇatthaṃñāṇānaṃ
Ablative (fifth)ñāṇasmā or ñāṇamhā or ñāṇāñāṇehi or ñāṇebhi
Genitive (sixth)ñāṇassañāṇānaṃ
Locative (seventh)ñāṇasmiṃ or ñāṇamhi or ñāṇeñāṇesu
Vocative (calling)ñāṇañāṇāni

Descendants
  • → Burmese: ဉာဏ် (nyan)
  • → Khmer: ញាណ (ñiən)
  • → Thai: ญาณ (yaan)

References
  • Pali Text Society (1921–1925) “ñāṇa”, in Pali-English Dictionary‎, London: Chipstead
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