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bāhiya

masc voc sg of bāhiya (noun)

1. name of an ascetic; great disciple of the Buddha; foremost monk in quick realization; Bāhiya Dārucīriya; lit. foreigner
2. name of a monk; lit. foreigner

Etymology. √bah > bāh + i + *iya; from √bah 'be outside'; Sanskrit bāhya [vah]

Meanings from the Digital Pāḷi Dictionary; morphology and etymology by Claude.

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