adhunā

Pali

Alternative forms

Alternative scripts

• 𑀅𑀥𑀼𑀦𑀸 (Brahmi script)
• अधुना (Devanagari script)
• অধুনা (Bengali script)
• අධුනා (Sinhalese script)
• အဓုနာ or ဢꩪုၼႃ (Burmese script)
• อธุนา or อะธุนา (Thai script)
• ᩋᨵᩩᨶᩣ (Tai Tham script)
• ອຘຸນາ or ອະຘຸນາ or ອະທຸນາ (Lao script)
• អធុនា (Khmer script)
• 𑄃𑄙𑄪𑄚𑄂 (Chakma script)

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit अधुना (adhunā́). Cognate to Ashokan Prakrit 𑀅𑀥𑀼𑀦𑀸 (adhunā).

Adverb

adhunā

1. now

Further reading

• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “adhunā”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 13
• Pali Text Society (1921–1925) “adhunā”, in Pali-English Dictionary‎, London: Chipstead, page 30