kaññā

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Pali[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

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)

Etymology[edit]

From Sanskrit कन्या (kanyā).

Noun[edit]

kaññā f

maiden; girl

Descendants[edit]

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

References[edit]

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

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