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saññā

sañña

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

1. sañña (adj): perceiving; having perception; regarding (as); lit. knowing together
2. saññā (fem): perception; conception; recognition; third of the five aggregates; lit. knowing together
3. saññā (fem): name; label; concept; idea; notion; impression; representation; symbol; lit. knowing together
4. saññā (fem): sign; signal; gesture; lit. knowing together
5. saññā (fem): (gram) grammatical term; technical term; definition; lit. knowing together
6. saññā (fem): consciousness; awareness; lit. knowing together

Etymology. saṃ + √ñā + ā + a; from √ñā 'know'; Sanskrit saṃjña, saṃjñin [saṃjñā]

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

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