abhidhāna

== Pali == === Alternative forms === === Etymology === Probably borrowed from Sanskrit अभिधान (abhidhāna); arguably a calque composed as abhi- +‎ dhāna (“receptacle”) === Noun === abhidhāna n name, appellation, expression ==== Declension ==== === References === Childers, Robert Caesar, Dictionary of the Päli Language, London: Trübner & Company, 1875.