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puṇṇāya

puṇṇa

fem instr sg of puṇṇa (pp); masc dat sg of puṇṇa (pp); fem dat sg of puṇṇa (pp); nt dat sg of puṇṇa (pp); …

1. puṇṇa (pp): filled (with); full (of)
2. puṇṇa (pp): (of the moon) full; complete; lit. filled
3. puṇṇa (masc): name of a Sakyan arahant monk; great disciple of the Buddha; foremost monk in giving Dhamma talks; Puṇṇa Mantāṇiputta; lit. filled
4. puṇṇa (masc): name of an arahant monk from Sunāparanta; Puṇṇa Sunāparanta; lit. filled
5. puṇṇa (masc): name of a Koliyan ascetic who performed the cow practice; lit. filled
6. puṇṇā (fem): name of an arahant nun; lit. complete
7. puṇṇā (fem): name of an arahant nun; lit. complete
8. puṇṇa (pp): complete; lit. filled
9. …

Etymology. √pūr + na; from √pūr 'fill, fulfil'; Sanskrit pūrṇa [pṝ]

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

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