is given at Abhp.663 in meaning of “sand.” Occurs only in cpd. vaṇṇupatha a sandy place, quicksand, swamp Ja.i.109; Vv.84#3 (= vālu-kantāra Vv-a.334); Pv.iv.3#2 (= petena nimmitaṃ mudu-bhūmi-magga Pv-a.250, so read for vaṇṇapatha); shortened to vaṇṇu at Vv.84#11 (where MSS vaṇṇa).

cp. late Sk. varṇu, Name of a river (-district)