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anovādī

masc nom sg of anovādī (adj); masc nom pl of anovādī (adj); fem nom sg of anovādī (adj); nt nom pl of anovādī (adj); …

1. not giving advice; not instructing; not interfering; lit. not speaking down

Etymology. na > an + ava + √vad + *ī; from √vad 'say, speak'; Sanskrit na + avavādin [avavad]

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

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