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**Barryrich** · 05-05-2012, 01:03 AM

Visesa does not mean noble. It means special or apart(positive value) or an you say eminent. In Sinhala as well as Telugu if I am not wrong.

Well.... while ariya could be a closer translation to "noble", visesa also means distinguished. A distinguished person in society could be termed as an ariya puggala - a noble one so I don't think the translation is completely misapplied. However, I do agree that eminent is a better translation while apart is not. Visesa does not mean distinction; it is "a mark of distinction" meaning speciality or a distinguishing quality.

I wish there was one for being impertinent.

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05-05-2012, 01:03 AM	#34
Barryrich Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 609 Senior Member	Visesa does not mean noble. It means special or apart(positive value) or an you say eminent. In Sinhala as well as Telugu if I am not wrong. Well.... while ariya could be a closer translation to "noble", visesa also means distinguished. A distinguished person in society could be termed as an ariya puggala - a noble one so I don't think the translation is completely misapplied. However, I do agree that eminent is a better translation while apart is not. Visesa does not mean distinction; it is "a mark of distinction" meaning speciality or a distinguishing quality. I wish there was one for being impertinent. Irrelevant. You can raise your concerns regarding forum rules to the admins.
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