viññāṇa

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Etymology

From Sanskrit विज्ञान (vijñāna).

Noun

viññāṇa n

  1. consciousness

Declension

Declension table of "viññāṇa" (neuter)
Case \ NumberSingularPlural
Nominative (first)viññāṇaṃviññāṇāni
Accusative (second)viññāṇaṃviññāṇāni
Instrumental (third)viññāṇenaviññāṇehi or viññāṇebhi
Dative (fourth)viññāṇassa or viññāṇāya or viññāṇatthaṃviññāṇānaṃ
Ablative (fifth)viññāṇasmā or viññāṇamhā or viññāṇāviññāṇehi or viññāṇebhi
Genitive (sixth)viññāṇassaviññāṇānaṃ
Locative (seventh)viññāṇasmiṃ or viññāṇamhi or viññāṇeviññāṇesu
Vocative (calling)viññāṇaviññāṇāni

Descendants

  • → Khmer: វិញ្ញាណ (viɲɲien)
  • → Thai: วิญญาณ (win-yaan, “soul”)

References

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