‹ Back to the text

vaṇṇiyañca

vaṇṇa

adj

1. vaṇṇa (adj): having a certain colour
2. vaṇṇiya (nt): grooming; lit. related to beauty
3. vaṇṇiya (ptp): should be described; should be delineated; should be commented on; lit. to be praised

Analysis. vaṇṇiyaṃ + ca

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

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

Lite mode — plain HTML for e-readers and old browsers. Full version