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vinodanā

vinodana

nt nom pl of vinodana (noun); nt instr sg of vinodana (noun); nt abl sg of vinodana (noun); nt voc sg of vinodana (noun); …

1. vinodana (nt): driving out; dispelling; removing
2. vinodanā (nt): by driving out; through dispelling; by removal

Built from

• vi — prefix · apart, asunder
  Marks driving that scatters or separates; related to Latin dis-.
• nud — root · push, drive
  From Indo-European root; cognate with English 'nudge' and Sanskrit nud-.
• ana — ending · action noun
  Nominalizing suffix that forms abstract nouns of action or result from verbal roots.

Analysis. vi- (apart, asunder) + √nud (to push, drive) + -ana (action noun suffix). The prefix vi- gives the sense of driving apart or away; nud is the root meaning 'to push or drive'.

Etymology. vi- ('apart, asunder', cognate with Latin dis-) + √nud ('push, drive'; cognate with English 'nudge', Sanskrit nud-). The prefix transforms simple pushing into the sense of driving something away or dispersing it.

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

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