cetanā

Pali

Alternative forms

Alternative forms

• 𑀘𑁂𑀢𑀦𑀸 (Brahmi script)
• चेतना (Devanagari script)
• চেতনা (Bengali script)
• චෙතනා (Sinhalese script)
• စေတနာ or ၸေတၼႃ (Burmese script)
• เจตนา or เจตะนา (Thai script)
• ᨧᩮᨲᨶᩣ (Tai Tham script)
• ເຈຕນາ or ເຈຕະນາ (Lao script)
• ចេតនា (Khmer script)
• 𑄌𑄬𑄖𑄚𑄂 (Chakma script)

Etymology

Sanskrit चेतना (cetanā)

Noun

cetanā f

1. intention
2. volition

Descendants

• → Burmese: စေတနာ (ceta.na)
• → Khmer: ចេតនា (ceetaʼnaa)