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abyattā

abyatta

masc nom pl of abyatta (pp); fem nom sg of abyatta (pp); fem nom pl of abyatta (pp); nt nom pl of abyatta (pp); …

  1. inexperienced; incompetent; inept; untrained; lit. undistinguished

Etymology. na > a + vi > vy > by + √añj + ta; from √añj 'distinguish'; Sanskrit avyakta [vyañj]

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

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