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nibbāyati

pr 3rd sg of nibbāyati (verb)

1. (of fire) is extinguished (from); goes out (because of); lit. blows out

Etymology. nī + vāya + ti; from √vā 'blow, emit odour'; Sanskrit nirvāti [nirvā]

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

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