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vaṇṇavādino

vaṇṇavādī

masc nom pl of vaṇṇavādī (adj); masc acc pl of vaṇṇavādī (adj); masc dat sg of vaṇṇavādī (adj); nt dat sg of vaṇṇavādī (adj); …

1. who speaks in praise (of); who highly recommends; lit. speaking praise

Built from

• vaṇṇa — root · colour, quality, praise
  From √vaṇ- (to sound, speak). The sense develops from visible appearance to inherent quality to the praise or renown attached to those qualities.
• vādī — stem · speaker, one who says
  Agent noun from √vad- (to speak, say), related to Latin vōx and English word. The -ī ending forms an agent noun denoting the one who habitually performs the action of the root.

Analysis. vaṇṇa + vādī: vaṇṇa (colour, quality, praise) + vādī (speaker, one who says). A compound denoting one who speaks of or praises the qualities of something or someone.

Etymology. vaṇṇa from √vaṇ- (to speak, sound); vādī from √vad- (to speak, say), cognate with Latin vōx (voice) and English word. The root √vad- is Indo-European, related to Greek audē (voice) and English audio-. The compound idiomatically means 'one who pronounces praise', with vaṇṇa shifting from concrete 'colour' or 'appearance' to 'quality' and 'renown'.

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

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