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ghānena

ghāna

nt instr sg of ghāna (noun)

1. nose; lit. smelling

Built from

• ghr — root · smell
  The sensory root of olfaction. Appears in Sanskrit ghrāṇa, Greek χράω, and Latin fragrāre, all descending from IE *gher- meaning to rub or perceive by touch.
• ā — stem · qualitative extension
  Lengthened vowel that marks the derivational step from root to noun base.
• na — ending · agent noun
  Nominalizing suffix forming the agent or instrument of smelling; -na creates nouns denoting the thing that performs or is the seat of an action.
• ena — ending · instrumental singular
  Neuter instrumental singular ending in -ena, used to mark the means or agent by which an action is performed (smelling by means of the nose).

Etymology. From √ghrā 'to smell', cognate with Sanskrit ghrāṇa, Greek χράω (khrāō) 'to anoint, touch', Latin fragrāre 'to smell'. The -na suffix forms agent nouns. The root reflects IE *gher- 'to rub, scratch, feel'.

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

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