jānāti

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Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit जानाति (jānā́ti), from Proto-Indo-Aryan *ȷ́ānáHti, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *ȷ́ānáHti (compare Avestan 𐬰𐬀𐬥𐬄𐬥 (zanąn), Old Persian 𐎧𐏁𐎴𐎠𐎿𐎠𐏃𐎹 (x-š-n-a-s-a-h-y /⁠xšnāsāhiy⁠/) (Persian شناختن (šenâxtan)), Northern Kurdish zanîn, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵn̥néh₃ti (to know) (compare Old Church Slavonic знати (znati), English know).

Verb

jānāti (root ñā, fifth conjugation)[1]

  1. to know
  2. to understand, comprehend
  3. to notice

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References

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

  1. ^ Warder A.K. (2001) Introduction to Pali (overall work in English), Oxford: The Pali Text Society, page 376:(ñ)ñā (V) jānāti