pubbaṇha

Pali

Alternative forms

Etymology

Derived from weak forms of a compound such as Sanskrit पूर्व (pūrva, start) + Sanskrit अहन् (ahan, day), with regular vowel shortening and metathesis of -nh- in oblique forms, with a change of gender.

Noun

pubbaṇha m

  1. morning
    Atha kho bhagavā pubbaṇhasamayaṃ nivāsetvā pattacīvaramādāya sāvatthiṃ piṇḍāya pāvisi.
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Usage notes

The term is part of a three-fold division of the day into pubbaṇha, majjhaṇha and sāyaṇha.

Declension

Coordinate terms

  • majjhaṇha
  • sāyaṇha

References

  • Pali Text Society (1921–1925) “pubbaṇha”, in Pali-English Dictionary‎, London: Chipstead
  • Childers, Robert Caesar, Dictionary of the Päli language, London: Trübner & Company, 1875, page 388.
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