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samaññā

fem nom sg of samaññā (noun); fem nom pl of samaññā (noun); fem acc pl of samaññā (noun); fem instr sg of samaññā (noun); …

1. designation; label; name; appellation; lit. knowing together
2. common language; normal usage; general meaning; lit. knowing together
3. (gram) grammatical term; technical term; lit. knowing together

Etymology. saṃ + ā + √ñā + ā; from √ñā 'know'; Sanskrit [samājñā]

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

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