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pasanno

pasanna

masc nom sg of pasanna (pp); masc nom sg of pasanna (noun)

1. bright; clear; pure; lit. settled forward
2. who has faith; who has confidence (in); lit. settled forward
3. pleased (with); full of faith (in); devoted (to); lit. settled forward
4. believer; who has faith; who has confidence (in); lit. settled forward
5. transparent; clear; lit. settled forward

Etymology. pa + √sad + na; from √sad 'sink, sit, settle'; Sanskrit prasanna [prasad]

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

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