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duppaññoti

duppañña

adj

1. foolish; stupid; unintelligent; undiscerning; lit. bad actively knowing
2. fool; idiot; foolish person; lit. bad actively knowing

Analysis. duppañño + iti

Etymology. dur + pa + √ñā + a; from √ñā 'know'; Sanskrit duṣprajña [prajñā]

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

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