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Pali
Alternative forms
Etymology
Inherited from Sanskrit पुण्य (puṇya).
Noun
puñña n
- merit
saddho dāyako dānapati anāvaṭadvāro samaṇabrāhmaṇakapaṇaddhikavaṇibbakayācakānaṃ opānabhūto puññāni karoti- (please add an English translation of this usage example)
(Kūṭadantasuttaṃ)
Declension
Declension table of "puñña" (neuter)
References
- Concise Pali-English Dictionary by A.P. Buddhadatta Mahathera