viññāṇa

Pali

Alternative forms

Alternative forms

• 𑀯𑀺𑀜𑁆𑀜𑀸𑀡 (Brahmi script)
• विञ्ञाण (Devanagari script)
• ৰিঞ্ঞাণ (Bengali script)
• විඤ‍්ඤාණ (Sinhalese script)
• ဝိညာဏ or ဝိၺ္ၺႃꧣ or ဝိၺ်ၺႃꧣ (Burmese script)
• วิญฺญาณ or วิญญาณะ (Thai script)
• ᩅᩥᨬ᩠ᨬᩣᨱ (Tai Tham script)
• ວິຎ຺ຎາຓ or ວິຎຎາຓະ (Lao script)
• វិញ្ញាណ (Khmer script)
• 𑅇𑄨𑄐𑄴𑄐𑄂𑄕 (Chakma script)

Etymology

From Sanskrit विज्ञान (vijñāna).

Noun

viññāṇa n

1. consciousness

Declension

Declension table of "viññāṇa" (neuter)

Case \ Number	Singular	Plural
Nominative (first)	viññāṇaṃ	viññāṇāni
Accusative (second)	viññāṇaṃ	viññāṇāni
Instrumental (third)	viññāṇena	viññāṇehi or viññāṇebhi
Dative (fourth)	viññāṇassa or viññāṇāya or viññāṇatthaṃ	viññāṇānaṃ
Ablative (fifth)	viññāṇasmā or viññāṇamhā or viññāṇā	viññāṇehi or viññāṇebhi
Genitive (sixth)	viññāṇassa	viññāṇānaṃ
Locative (seventh)	viññāṇasmiṃ or viññāṇamhi or viññāṇe	viññāṇesu
Vocative (calling)	viññāṇa	viññāṇāni

Descendants

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

References

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