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jaññā

jañña

masc nom pl of jañña (adj); fem nom sg of jañña (adj); fem nom pl of jañña (adj); nt nom pl of jañña (adj); …

1. jañña (adj): lovely; precious; fine; lit. well born
2. jaññā (ger): knowing; understanding
3. jaññā (opt): could know; must understand
4. jāniyā (opt): may know; could understand

Etymology. √jan + ya; from √jan 'be born, produce'; Sanskrit janya, jānya (bsk) [jan]

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

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