vyañjana

Pali

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Definitions
  • sign
  • mark
  • (grammar) letter
  • letter (as opposed to spirit)

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit व्यञ्जन (consonant, making clear, mark, sign, token, indicating, etc, manifesting) affix from Pali añj (daub).

Origin

Pali

añj

Gloss

daub

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