paññā

See also: panna, Panna, pannā, paṇṇa, and pánna

Pali

Alternative forms

Alternative forms

• 𑀧𑀜𑁆𑀜𑀸 (Brahmi script)
• पञ्ञा (Devanagari script)
• পঞ্ঞা (Bengali script)
• පඤ‍්ඤා (Sinhalese script)
• ပညာ or ပည္ညာ or ပၺ္ၺႃ or ပၺ်ၺႃ (Burmese script)
• ปญฺญา or ปัญญา (Thai script)
• ᨷᨬ᩠ᨬᩣ (Tai Tham script)
• ປຎ຺ຎາ or ປັຎຎາ or ປັນຍາ (Lao script)
• បញ្ញា (Khmer script)
• 𑄛𑄐𑄴𑄐𑄂 (Chakma script)

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit प्रज्ञा (prajñā, “wisdom, intelligence”).

Noun

paññā f

1. wisdom
2. insight, understanding

Declension

Declension table of "paññā" (feminine)

Case \ Number	Singular	Plural
Nominative (first)	paññā	paññāyo or paññā
Accusative (second)	paññaṃ	paññāyo or paññā
Instrumental (third)	paññāya	paññāhi or paññābhi
Dative (fourth)	paññāya	paññānaṃ
Ablative (fifth)	paññāya	paññāhi or paññābhi
Genitive (sixth)	paññāya	paññānaṃ
Locative (seventh)	paññāya or paññāyaṃ	paññāsu
Vocative (calling)	paññe	paññāyo or paññā

Descendants

• → Burmese: ပညာ (pa.nya)
• → Lao: ປັນຍາ (pan nyā)
• → Lü: ᦔᧃᦍᦱ (ṗanyaa)
• → Middle Chinese: 般若 (MC paen nyaeX)
  • Mandarin: 般若 (bōrě)
  • Cantonese: 般若 (bo1 je5, but3 je5)
  • Hakka: 般若 (pat-ngiâ)
  • Min Nan: 般若 (poa̍t-jiá, poa̍t-ché, pat-jé)
  • → Japanese: 般若(はんにゃ) (hannya)
  • → Korean: 반야(般若) (banya)
  • → Vietnamese: bát nhã (般若)
• → Mon: ပညာ (pɔnɲa)
• → Old Khmer:
  • Khmer: បញ្ញា (paññaa)
• → Shan: ပိင်ႇၺႃႇ (pìng nyàa)
• → Thai: ปัญญา (bpan-yaa)