‹ Back to the text

lakkhaṇā

lakkhaṇa

nt nom pl of lakkhaṇa (noun); nt instr sg of lakkhaṇa (noun); nt abl sg of lakkhaṇa (noun); nt voc sg of lakkhaṇa (noun); …

1. auspicious sign; birthmark; prognosticative mark; lit. marking
2. (interpreting of) auspicious signs; birthmarks; prognosticative marks; lit. marking
3. quality; characteristic; lit. marking
4. main characteristic; characteristic feature; salient feature; lit. marking
5. (gram) rule; definition; lit. marking
6. brand; lit. marking
7. name of an arahant monk; lit. marking
8. having the quality of; with characteristics; lit. marking

Etymology. √lakkh + aṇa; from √lakkh 'mark'; Sanskrit lakṣaṇa [lakṣ]

Meanings from the Digital Pāḷi Dictionary; morphology and etymology by Claude.

Lite mode — plain HTML for e-readers and old browsers. Full version