saññā

Pali

Alternative scripts

Alternative scripts
  • 𑀲𑀜𑁆𑀜𑀸 (Brahmi script)
  • सञ्ञा (Devanagari script)
  • সঞ্ঞা (Bengali script)
  • සඤ‍්ඤා (Sinhalese script)
  • သညာ or သၺ္ၺႃ or သၺ်ၺႃ (Burmese script)
  • สญฺญา or สัญญา (Thai script)
  • ᩈᨬ᩠ᨬᩣ (Tai Tham script)
  • ສຎ຺ຎາ or ສັຎຎາ (Lao script)
  • សញ្ញា (Khmer script)
  • 𑄥𑄐𑄴𑄐𑄂 (Chakma script)

Etymology

saṃ +‎ ñā (“to know”). See Sanskrit सम्- (sam-) + ज्ञा (jñā) for more on the elements.

Noun

saññā f

  1. awareness[1]
  2. intellect[1]
  3. sign, gesture[1]
  4. name[1]

Declension

Declension table of "saññā" (feminine)
Case \ NumberSingularPlural
Nominative (first)saññāsaññāyo or saññā
Accusative (second)saññaṃsaññāyo or saññā
Instrumental (third)saññāyasaññāhi or saññābhi
Dative (fourth)saññāyasaññānaṃ
Ablative (fifth)saññāyasaññāhi or saññābhi
Genitive (sixth)saññāyasaññānaṃ
Locative (seventh)saññāya or saññāyaṃsaññāsu
Vocative (calling)saññesaññāyo or saññā

Descendants

  • → Lao: ສັນຍາ (san nyā)
  • → Khmer: សន្យា (sɑnyaa)
  • → Thai: สัญญา (sǎn-yaa)

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Pali Text Society (1921–1925), “457”, in Pali-English Dictionary‎, London: Chipstead

Further reading

  • Pali Text Society (1921–1925), “saññā”, in Pali-English Dictionary‎, London: Chipstead
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