kaññā

Pali

Alternative forms
Alternative forms
  • 𑀓𑀜𑁆𑀜𑀸 (Brahmi script)
  • कञ्ञा (Devanagari script)
  • কঞ্ঞা (Bengali script)
  • කඤ‍්ඤා (Sinhalese script)
  • ကညာ or ၵၺ္ၺႃ or ၵၺ်ၺႃ (Burmese script)
  • กญฺญา or กัญญา (Thai script)
  • ᨠᨬ᩠ᨬᩣ (Tai Tham script)
  • ກຎ຺ຎາ or ກັຎຎາ (Lao script)
  • កញ្ញា (Khmer script)
  • 𑄇𑄐𑄴𑄐𑄂 (Chakma script)

Etymology

From Sanskrit कन्या (kanyā).

Noun

kaññā f

  1. maiden; girl

Descendants
  • → Burmese: ကညာ (ka.nya)
  • → Khmer: កញ្ញា (kaññaa)

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