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mahiyā

mahī

fem instr sg of mahī (noun); fem dat sg of mahī (noun); fem abl sg of mahī (noun); fem gen sg of mahī (noun); …

1. mighty earth; vast world
2. name of a river; one of the five great rivers of ancient India
3. greatness; immensity; excellence

Etymology. √mah + a + ī; from √mah 'increase'; Sanskrit mahī [mah]

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

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