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hirīyati

pr 3rd sg of hirīyati (verb)

1. is ashamed (of); is humiliated (by); feels guilty (about)
2. feels shy (about)

Etymology. hirīya + ti; from √hir 'be ashamed'; Sanskrit hriyāyati [hrī]

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

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