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Pali
Etymology
From viramaṇa (“abstinence”).
Noun
veramaṇī f
- abstinence
c. 500 BC, Gautama Buddha, Aṅguttara Nikāya, Pañcasīlāni; republished in Sangharakshita, Sangharakshita Complete Works, Windhorse Publications, 2019, →ISBN, Appendix: The Five Precepts:Pāṇātipātā veramaṇī sikkhāpadaṃ samādiyāmi.- I observe the precept of abstaining from the destruction of life.
Declension
Declension table of "veramaṇī" (feminine)
Descendants
- → Thai: เวรมณี (wee-rá-má-nii)
References
Pali Text Society (1921–1925) “veramaṇī”, in Pali-English Dictionary, London: Chipstead