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evaṁviññāṇo

adjective (from nominalized past participle), nominative singular masculine; literally 'consciousness-like this' in agreement with an implied subject, often referring to a particular type of consciousness

1. consciousness of this sort
2. consciousness thus constituted
3. such consciousness

Built from

• evaṁ — prefix · thus, in this way
  Demonstrative adverb indicating manner or quality; shapes the following noun to specify a particular instance or type.
• viññāṇa — root · consciousness, knowing-apart
  From vi- (apart) + √jñā (to know). The root imagery: knowing that separates or distinguishes, hence consciousness as the faculty of discrimination; cognate with Greek gnōsis and English know.
• -o — ending · nominative singular masculine
  Nominative case marker on the noun viññāṇa, marking the word as the subject or topic of discourse.

Analysis. evaṁ (thus, in this way) + viññāṇo (consciousness). A compound that specifies a particular type or quality of consciousness by means of the demonstrative adverb evaṁ.

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

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