viññāṇa

Pali

Alternative forms

Alternative scripts
  • 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 \ NumberSingularPlural
Nominative (first)viññāṇaṃviññāṇāni
Accusative (second)viññāṇaṃviññāṇāni
Instrumental (third)viññāṇenaviññāṇehi or viññāṇebhi
Dative (fourth)viññāṇassa or viññāṇāya or viññāṇatthaṃviññāṇānaṃ
Ablative (fifth)viññāṇasmā or viññāṇamhā or viññāṇāviññāṇehi or viññāṇebhi
Genitive (sixth)viññāṇassaviññāṇānaṃ
Locative (seventh)viññāṇasmiṃ or viññāṇamhi or viññāṇeviññāṇesu
Vocative (calling)viññāṇaviññāṇāni

Descendants

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

References

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