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theyyā

theyya

nt nom pl of theyya (noun); nt instr sg of theyya (noun); nt abl sg of theyya (noun); nt voc sg of theyya (noun); …

  1. theft; stealing
  2. thief; robber

Etymology. √then + ya; from √then 'steal'; Sanskrit steya [sten]

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

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