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vinaye

vinaya

masc acc pl of vinaya (noun); masc loc sg of vinaya (noun); nt acc pl of vinaya (noun); nt loc sg of vinaya (noun); …

1. vinaya (masc): discipline; training; lit. leading out
2. vinaya (masc): monastic law; code of monastic disciplinary rules; lit. leading out
3. vinaya (masc): removal; dispelling (of); lit. leading out
4. vinaya (masc): settlement; judgement; verdict; lit. leading out
5. vinayati (pr): removes; dispels; lit. leads away
6. vinaya (nt): vinaya rule; precept; lit. leading out

Built from

• vi — prefix · apart, asunder
  Prefix marking separation and intensity; cognate with dvi (two). Here spatial: leading things apart into distinct categories of conduct.
• naya — stem · leading, guidance
  Nominal stem from √nī (to lead); Sanskrit naya, Greek νόος (noēs, mind/law), Latin nāvis (ship, originally that-which-is-guided). The concrete image is leading a path forward, hence guidance, rules.

Etymology. vi- (apart, asunder) + naya (leading, from √nī

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

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