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buddhānaṁ

buddha

genitive plural

1. of (the) Buddhas
2. of enlightened ones

Built from

• buddha — stem · awakened
  Past participle of √budh (to awaken, know), literally "one who has awakened". In the canon, always capitalized when referring to the historical Buddha or any Arahant who has reached enlightenment independently.
• -ānaṁ — ending · genitive plural
  The genitive plural ending marks possession or relation: "of the Buddhas". Common in formulae like buddhānaṁ sāvaka "disciple of the Buddhas".

Etymology. √budh (to awaken, become aware). Cognate with English "bud" (the first show of awakening in a plant), Sanskrit bodhi "awakening". The prefix su- (well, good) + -ta (past participle) in sugata "well-gone" shows the same root domain.

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

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