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asaññā

asañña

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

1. asañña (adj): impercipient; without consciousness; senseless; lit. not knowing together
2. asañña (adj): without perception; with no recognition; lit. not knowing together
3. asaññā (fem): non-perception; non-conception; non-recognition; lit. not knowing together
4. asaññā (fem): name of a type of lightning; lit. not knowing together

Etymology. na > a + saṃ + √ñā + ā + a; from √ñā 'know'; Sanskrit asaṃjña [saṃjñā]

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

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