In my e-mail, I wrote:

 

The Pali term ‘vinnyaanam’ is formed from ‘vi’+ ‘nyaa’ + ‘yu’.

As you know, ‘vi’ is an adverb suffix. ‘nyaa’ is a verb root called ‘dhaatu’ while ‘yu’ is a suffix to make a noun from a verb root.

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In the above paragraph, I made a spelling mistake when I wrote… ‘vi’ is an adverb suffix’. I meant to write ‘prefix’ instead of ‘suffix’.

So, please kindly read “… ‘vi’ is an adverb prefix.”

‘y’ is not a visible suffix, but it is a useful linguistic token that determines a visible suffix. In the case of the term ‘vinnyaanam’, the visible or audible suffix is ‘na’.

With regards,

Suan Lu Zaw