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hīnā

hīna

masc nom pl of hīna (pp); fem nom sg of hīna (pp); fem nom pl of hīna (pp); nt nom pl of hīna (pp); …

1. low; inferior; deficient; lit. decreased
2. defeated; refuted; worsted; lit. decreased
3. fallen away; lost; strayed; lit. decreased
4. something inferior; something worse; lit. decreased
5. lay life; secular world; lit. decreased
6. diminished, dwindled, wasted away; lit. decreased
7. devoid (of); deficient (in); lacking (in); lit. decreased

Etymology. √hā > hī + na; from √hā 'decrease'; Sanskrit hīna [hā]

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

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