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vaṇṇassa

vaṇṇa

masc dat sg of vaṇṇa (noun); masc gen sg of vaṇṇa (noun); masc dat sg of vaṇṇa (adj); nt dat sg of vaṇṇa (adj); …

1. beauty; good looks; lit. cover
2. colour; lit. cover
3. appearance; complexion; countenance; lit. cover
4. sort; kind; type; lit. cover
5. caste; social class; lit. cover
6. reason; cause; lit. cover
7. (gram) letter; phoneme; syllable; lit. cover
8. size; measure; type; lit. cover
9. …

Etymology. √var + na; from √var 'cover, dress, restrain'; Sanskrit varṇa [vṛ]

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

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