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appasannā

appasanna

masc nom pl of appasanna (noun); masc instr sg of appasanna (noun); masc abl sg of appasanna (noun); masc voc sg of appasanna (noun); …

  1. non-believer; who has no faith; who is without confidence (in); lit. not settled forward
  2. without faith; without confidence; lit. not settled forward
  3. not bright; not clear; not pure; lit. not settled forward
  4. displeased; lit. not settled forward

Etymology. na > a + pa + √sad + na; from √sad 'sink, sit, settle'; Sanskrit aprasanna [prasad]

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

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