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hāyate

hāyati

reflx pr 3rd sg of hāyati (verb)

1. dwindles; diminishes; declines; decreases; lit. is decreased
2. is inferior; is lower; lit. is decreased
3. is deficient (in); lacks; lit. is decreased

Etymology. hāya + ti; from √hā 'decrease'; Sanskrit hāyate [hā]

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

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