veramaṇī
Appearance
Pali
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Etymology
[edit]From viramaṇa (“abstinence”).
Noun
[edit]veramaṇī f
- abstinence
- c. 500 BC, Gautama Buddha, Aṅguttara Nikāya, Pañcasīlāni; republished in Sangharakshita, Sangharakshita Complete Works, Windhorse Publications, 2019, →ISBN, Appendix: The Five Precepts:
- Pāṇātipātā veramaṇī sikkhāpadaṃ samādiyāmi.
- I observe the precept of abstaining from the destruction of life.
Declension
[edit]Declension table of "veramaṇī" (feminine)
Case \ Number | Singular | Plural |
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Nominative (first) | veramaṇī | veramaṇiyo or veramaṇī |
Accusative (second) | veramaṇiṃ or veramaṇiyaṃ | veramaṇiyo or veramaṇī |
Instrumental (third) | veramaṇiyā | veramaṇīhi or veramaṇībhi |
Dative (fourth) | veramaṇiyā | veramaṇīnaṃ |
Ablative (fifth) | veramaṇiyā | veramaṇīhi or veramaṇībhi |
Genitive (sixth) | veramaṇiyā | veramaṇīnaṃ |
Locative (seventh) | veramaṇiyā or veramaṇiyaṃ | veramaṇīsu |
Vocative (calling) | veramaṇi | veramaṇiyo or veramaṇī |
Descendants
[edit]- → Thai: เวรมณี (wee-rá-má-nii)
References
[edit]Pali Text Society (1921–1925) “veramaṇī”, in Pali-English Dictionary, London: Chipstead