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viññāpetā

viññāpetar

masc nom sg of viññāpetar (noun); masc voc sg of viññāpetar (noun); masc instr sg of viññāpenta (prp); nt instr sg of viññāpenta (prp); …

1. viññāpetar (masc): teacher; lit. who causes to know
2. viññāpenta (prp): informing, teaching, intimating

Etymology. vi + ñāpe + tar; from √ñā 'know'; Sanskrit [vijñā]

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

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