ānanda

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Old Javanese

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit आनन्द (ānandá).

Adjective

ānanda

  1. bliss
  2. happiness

Derived terms

Further reading

  • "ānanda" in P.J. Zoetmulder with the collaboration of S.O. Robson, Old Javanese-English Dictionary. 's-Gravenhage: M. Nijhoff, 1982.

Pali

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Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit आनन्द (ānandá). Cognate with Prakrit 𑀆𑀡𑀁𑀤 (āṇaṃda).

Noun

ānanda m

  1. joy, bliss, happiness

Declension

Declension table of "ānanda" (masculine)
Case \ NumberSingularPlural
Nominative (first)ānandoānandā
Accusative (second)ānandaṃānande
Instrumental (third)ānandenaānandehi or ānandebhi
Dative (fourth)ānandassa or ānandāya or ānandatthaṃānandānaṃ
Ablative (fifth)ānandasmā or ānandamhā or ānandāānandehi or ānandebhi
Genitive (sixth)ānandassaānandānaṃ
Locative (seventh)ānandasmiṃ or ānandamhi or ānandeānandesu
Vocative (calling)ānandaānandā

Proper noun

ānanda m

  1. Ananda (a disciple of the Buddha)

References

  • Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “ānandá”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 53
  • Pali Text Society (1921–1925) “ānanda”, in Pali-English Dictionary‎, London: Chipstead, page 100
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