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nihīno

nihīna

masc nom sg of nihīna (pp)

1. low; inferior; worse; deficient; worthless; lit. decreased down
2. degraded; debased; laid low; lit. decreased down
3. fallen; ruined; destroyed; lit. decreased down
4. deprived (of); fallen (from); lacking; without; lit. decreased down

Etymology. ni + √hā > hī + na; from √hā 'decrease'; Sanskrit nihīna [nihā]

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

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