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paññāya
pañña
fem instr sg of pañña (adj); masc dat sg of pañña (adj); fem dat sg of pañña (adj); nt dat sg of pañña (adj); …
- pañña (adj): wise; intelligent; learned; knowledgeable; skilled; lit. with actively knowing
- paññā (fem): wisdom; knowledge; understanding; insight; distinctive knowledge; lit. active knowledge
- paññāya (ger): knowing; understanding; discerning; lit. actively knowing
- paññāya (fem): by wisdom; with intelligence; by understanding; with insight; lit. actively knowing
- paññāyati (pr): is clearly known; is evident; is perceived; there is; lit. is actively known
- paññāyati (pr): is allowed; is permitted (to); is known; lit. is actively known
- paññāyati (pr): is well known; is recognized (by); lit. is actively known
- paññāyati (pr): is manifested; lit. is actively known
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Built from
- pa — prefix · forth, intensifying
Marks the knowledge as stepping forward, making itself known. Works like Latin pro- and English fore-.
- ñ — root · know
From √jñā (Sanskrit). Cognate with Greek gnōsis, English know, German kennen. The same root as pañjānāti 'knows distinctly'.
Etymology. From the root √jñā (to know), prefixed with pa- (forth, intensifying). The sense develops from 'knowing that steps forward' to 'distinctive, active knowledge'—cognate with Sanskrit prajñā, Greek gnōsis (knowledge), English know. The prefix pa- marks this as knowledge that emerges and stands out.