vaṇṇa
See also: Vanna, vanna, and vannā
Pali
Alternative forms
Alternative forms
- 𑀯𑀡𑁆𑀡 (Brahmi script)
- वण्ण (Devanagari script)
- ৰণ্ণ (Bengali script)
- වණ්ණ (Sinhalese script)
- ဝဏ္ဏ or ဝꧣ္ꧣ or ဝꧣ်ꧣ (Burmese script)
- วณฺณ or วัณณะ (Thai script)
- ᩅᨱ᩠ᨱ (Tai Tham script)
- ວຓ຺ຓ or ວັຓຓະ (Lao script)
- វណ្ណ (Khmer script)
- 𑅇𑄕𑄴𑄕 (Chakma script)
Etymology
Inherited from Sanskrit वर्ण (varṇa).
Noun
vaṇṇa m
- colour
- appearance
- class
- quality
- beauty
- praise
- letter, vowel, syllable
Declension
Declension table of "vaṇṇa" (masculine)
Case \\ Number | Singular | Plural |
---|---|---|
Nominative (first) | vaṇṇo | vaṇṇā |
Accusative (second) | vaṇṇaṃ | vaṇṇe |
Instrumental (third) | vaṇṇena | vaṇṇehi or vaṇṇebhi |
Dative (fourth) | vaṇṇassa or vaṇṇāya or vaṇṇatthaṃ | vaṇṇānaṃ |
Ablative (fifth) | vaṇṇasmā or vaṇṇamhā or vaṇṇā | vaṇṇehi or vaṇṇebhi |
Genitive (sixth) | vaṇṇassa | vaṇṇānaṃ |
Locative (seventh) | vaṇṇasmiṃ or vaṇṇamhi or vaṇṇe | vaṇṇesu |
Vocative (calling) | vaṇṇa | vaṇṇā |
Descendants
- → Burmese: ဝဏ္ဏ (wanna.)
- → Kannada: ಬಣ್ಣ (baṇṇa, “color”)
- → Khmer: វណ្ណ (vannaʼ)
- → Tamil: வண்ணம் (vaṇṇam) (or from Prakrit)
References
- Pali Text Society (1921-1925), “vaṇṇa”, in Pali-English Dictionary, London: Chipstead