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anaṅgaṇe

anaṅgaṇa

masc acc pl of anaṅgaṇa (adj); nt acc pl of anaṅgaṇa (adj); masc loc sg of anaṅgaṇa (adj); nt loc sg of anaṅgaṇa (adj); …

1. unblemished; spotless

Built from

• a — prefix · not, without
  Plain negation; reverses or denies the semantic content of what follows. Cognates: English un-, Greek a(n)-.
• aṅgaṇa — root · blemish, defect
  A mark or stain; the concrete image is a visible spot or mark on cloth or skin. Related to Sanskrit aṅka 'mark, stain'.

Analysis. a- + aṅgaṇa: 'not' + 'blemish', hence 'without blemish'

Etymology. Negation a- (English un-, Greek a-) + aṅgaṇa (a blemish, stain, or defect); the root is √aṅg 'to mark' or 'spot', related to Sanskrit aṅka 'mark, stain'. The prefix a- simply denies the presence of such marks or defects.

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

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