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saṅkappā

saṅkappa

masc nom pl of saṅkappa (noun); masc instr sg of saṅkappa (noun); masc abl sg of saṅkappa (noun); masc voc sg of saṅkappa (noun); …

1. intention; volition; purpose (of); lit. thinking together
2. thought; notion; conception (of); lit. thinking together

Etymology. saṃ + √kapp + a; from √kapp 'think'; Sanskrit saṃkalpa [saṃkḷp]

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

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