Aññe dīghā

The others are long.

Kaccāyana 5
Rūpasiddhi 5
Saddanīti 5
Sandhi-Kappa · Paṭhama-Kaṇḍa

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5. 5. Aññe dīghā (5)

[Aññe + dīghā = 2 words]

Tattha aṭṭhasu saresu rassehi aññe pañca sarā (vowels) dīghā (long) nāma honti.

Taṃ yathā? ā ī ū e o. Iti dīghā nāma.

Tena kvattho? Dīghaṃ.

The others are long.

Among the eight vowels, the five other vowels apart from the short [vowels] are called “long”.

Which are these? ā ī ū e o. These are called “long”.

What is the benefit of that [calling them “long”]? [It is beneficial in suttas such as] “Dīghaṃ” (§25).

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Pāḷi text and English translation by Bhikkhu Nandisena; edition, apparatus and glossary by the Instituto de Estudios Buddhistas Hispano (IEBH). This material may be reproduced for personal use and distributed free of charge. Copyright © 2026 IEBH. Published under CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 · DOI 10.5281/zenodo.21948010.