leṇa

Pali

Alternative scripts

Alternative scripts
  • 𑀮𑁂𑀡 (Brahmi script)
  • लेण (Devanagari script)
  • লেণ (Bengali script)
  • ලෙණ (Sinhalese script)
  • လေဏ or လေꧣ (Burmese script)
  • เลณ or เลณะ (Thai script)
  • ᩃᩮᨱ (Tai Tham script)
  • ເລຓ or ເລຓະ (Lao script)
  • លេណ (Khmer script)
  • 𑄣𑄬𑄕 (Chakma script)

Etymology

From Sanskrit लयन (layana, “lying; place of repose”).

Noun

leṇa

  1. a cave (in a rock), mountain cave, esp. used by ascetics (or bhikkhus) as a hermitage or place of shelter
  2. refuge, shelter
  3. (figuratively) salvation

Descendants

  • → Burmese: လိုဏ် (luin)

Further reading

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