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paṇītā

paṇīta

masc nom pl of paṇīta (pp); fem nom sg of paṇīta (pp); fem nom pl of paṇīta (pp); nt nom pl of paṇīta (pp); …

1. (of food) fine; delicious; excellent; lit. led forward
2. fine; refined; excellent; superior; sublime; lit. led forward

Built from

• pa — prefix · forward, forth
  Directional prefix meaning forth or ahead; intensifying. Related to Latin pro-, Greek pro-.
• ṇī — root · lead, carry
  From √nī; means to conduct or convey. Cognate with Sanskrit nayati, and distantly with Latin dūcō 'lead'.
• ta — ending · past participle
  Past participle suffix forming adjectives: here, 'led forth' → 'refined, brought to excellence'.

Etymology. From pa- (forward, forth) + √nī (lead, carry): 'led forth', hence 'brought forward, refined'. Related to Sanskrit nayati 'leads', Latin nesciō 'not lead', English nether (from downward direction of same root).

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

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