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channo
channa
masc nom sg of channa (pp); masc nom sg of channa (noun)
- covered (with); hidden (by); concealed (by)
- thatched; roofed; covered
- clothed; not naked
- pleasing; welcome; acceptable; lit. pleased
- given pleasure, relished; lit. pleased
- name of an arahant monk who committed suicide; lit. pleased
- disguised; concealed (as)
- in reference to MN144 Channovādasutta; lit. pleased
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Built from
- chad — root · cover, conceal
The root imagery is of placing one thing over another to conceal it; generalizes to 'fit' and 'please'. Attested in Sanskrit chādayati.
- na — ending · past participle
Past participle suffix forming the adjective from the root: what has been covered.
Etymology. From √chad 'to cover', cognate with Sanskrit chādayati, Latin dēcet 'is fitting' (from *kad- 'to fit closely'). The root sense of covering — placing something over — generalizes to concealment and to fitting or pleasing (what covers you properly pleases you).