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yobbanena

yobbana

nt instr sg of yobbana (noun)

1. youth

Built from

• yobba — root · young, vigorous
  The concrete imagery is vital energy and physical vigor characteristic of youth; cognate with Sanskrit yuva-, Latin iuvenis (young).
• na — ending · abstract noun suffix
  Forms abstract nouns from adjective roots; -ana regularly nominalizes the quality or state denoted by the root.
• ena — ending · instrumental singular
  The instrumental case marks the means or accompaniment ('by means of youth'); -ena is the regular neuter instrumental singular ending in Pali.

Etymology. Related to Sanskrit yauvana (youth), from Indo-European *ieu- (vital force, vigor), seen also in Latin iuvenis (young man), English young. The abstract noun formation in -ana builds on the root sense of youthful vigor and vitality.

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

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