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paṭiññā

paṭiñña

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

1. paṭiñña (adj): pretending to be; claiming to be
2. paṭiñña (adj): acknowledging; admitting; asserting; confirming
3. paṭiññā (fem): claim; assertion
4. paṭiññā (fem): (vinaya) admission; acknowledgement
5. paṭiññā (fem): promise; vow
6. paṭiññā (fem): (logic) proposition, first member of syllogism
7. paṭiññā (fem): agreement; acceptance
8. paṭiññā (fem): consent, permission

Built from

• paṭi- — prefix · back, against
  Spatial direction meaning 'back' or 'in return'; here it shapes √ñā into an act of acknowledgement or counter-assertion.
• ñā — root · know, recognize
  Cognate with Latin gnōscere and English know. The root carries the sense of cognitive recognition.
• (feminine nominative singular ending) — ending · feminine singular
  Marks the feminine nominative singular form, used when paṭiñña functions as a standalone feminine noun (claim, vow, proposition).

Analysis. paṭi- (back, against) + √ñā (know, recognize): literally 'knowing back' or 'knowing in return', hence 'acknowledgement' and 'claim made in response'; in logic, the initial proposition that is then supported by reasons.

Etymology. The prefix paṭi- (back, against, counter to) combines with √ñā (to know, recognize), cognate with Latin gnōscere and English know. The spatial sense 'back' or 'in return' became abstract: to acknowledge something is to know it back, to recognize it in return or to assert it back against scrutiny. In the Vinaya and logic, paṭiñña is the personal claim or initial proposition that anchors discourse.

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

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