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aññe

añña

masc nom pl of añña (pron); nt nom pl of añña (pron); masc acc pl of añña (pron); nt acc pl of añña (pron); …

1. añña (pron): another; other; different; someone else; not oneself
2. añña (pron): something more; something further; something else
3. aññā (fem): gnosis; spiritual insight; awakening; final knowledge
4. aññāti (pr): knows; understands; is aware (of)
5. aññe (pron): others; other people; the rest
6. añña (adj): ignorant; foolish; stupid; lit. who does not know
7. añña (pron): other (than); apart (from)

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• añña — root · other, different
  The root itself carries the sense of 'another' or 'distinct from oneself'. Cognate with Sanskrit anya, Greek allos, Latin alius — all from the same Indo-European pronominal stem meaning 'the other one' or 'another of the kind'.

Etymology. From the root √aññ- meaning 'other' or 'different'. Cognate with Sanskrit anya (anya, anyā, anyad), Greek allos (ἄλλος), and Latin alius. The word belongs to the Indo-European pronominal system denoting 'the other' or 'another member of a class'. The stem likely derives from an ablative/separative formation: 'one set apart from'.

Meanings from the Digital Pāḷi Dictionary; morphology and etymology by Claude.

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