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apaññassa

apañña

masc dat sg of apañña (adj); nt dat sg of apañña (adj); masc gen sg of apañña (adj); nt gen sg of apañña (adj)

1. unwise; without knowledge; without understanding; lit. not actively knowing
2. stupid; ignorant; lit. not actively knowing

Etymology. na > a + pa + √ñā + ā + a; from √ñā 'know'; Sanskrit aprajña [prajñā]

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

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