Pali edit

Alternative forms edit

Etymology edit

Inherited from Sanskrit यौवन (yauvana). Both Pali and Prakrit 𑀚𑁄𑀯𑁆𑀯𑀡 (jŏvvaṇa) show a change of long vowel + consonant to short vowel + geminate, with Pali then changing /vv/ to /bb/ as usual.[1]

Noun edit

yobbana n

  1. youth

Declension edit

References edit

  1. ^ Willhelm Geiger, K. R. Norman (2005) Batakrishna Ghosh, transl., A Pāli Grammar, Oxford: Pali Test Society, §51.3, page 42