ñāṇa

See also: Appendix:Variations of "nana"

Pali

Alternative forms

Alternative scripts

• 𑀜𑀸𑀡 (Brahmi script)
• ञाण (Devanagari script)
• ঞাণ (Bengali script)
• ඤාණ (Sinhalese script)
• ဉာဏ or ၺႃꧣ (Burmese script)
• ญาณ or ญาณะ (Thai script)
• ᨬᩣᨱ (Tai Tham script)
• ຎາຓ or ຎາຓະ (Lao script)
• ញាណ (Khmer script)
• 𑄐𑄂𑄕 (Chakma script)

Etymology

From Sanskrit ज्ञान (jñāna).

Noun

ñāṇa m or n

1. A wisdom, insight

Declension

Declension table of "ñāṇa" (masculine)

Case \ Number	Singular	Plural
Nominative (first)	ñāṇo	ñāṇā
Accusative (second)	ñāṇaṃ	ñāṇe
Instrumental (third)	ñāṇena	ñāṇehi or ñāṇebhi
Dative (fourth)	ñāṇassa or ñāṇāya or ñāṇatthaṃ	ñāṇānaṃ
Ablative (fifth)	ñāṇasmā or ñāṇamhā or ñāṇā	ñāṇehi or ñāṇebhi
Genitive (sixth)	ñāṇassa	ñāṇānaṃ
Locative (seventh)	ñāṇasmiṃ or ñāṇamhi or ñāṇe	ñāṇesu
Vocative (calling)	ñāṇa	ñāṇā

Declension table of "ñāṇa" (neuter)

Case \ Number	Singular	Plural
Nominative (first)	ñāṇaṃ	ñāṇāni
Accusative (second)	ñāṇaṃ	ñāṇāni
Instrumental (third)	ñāṇena	ñāṇehi or ñāṇebhi
Dative (fourth)	ñāṇassa or ñāṇāya or ñāṇatthaṃ	ñāṇānaṃ
Ablative (fifth)	ñāṇasmā or ñāṇamhā or ñāṇā	ñāṇehi or ñāṇebhi
Genitive (sixth)	ñāṇassa	ñāṇānaṃ
Locative (seventh)	ñāṇasmiṃ or ñāṇamhi or ñāṇe	ñāṇesu
Vocative (calling)	ñāṇa	ñāṇāni

Descendants

• → Burmese: ဉာဏ် (nyan)
• → Khmer: ញាណ (ñiən)
• → Thai: ญาณ (yaan)

References

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