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vayo

vaya

masc nom sg of vaya (noun); masc nom sg of vayas (noun); masc acc sg of vayas (noun)

1. vaya (masc): disintegration; decay; disappearance; dissolution; vanishing; lit. going away
2. vaya (masc): loss; decline (of); lit. going away
3. vayas (masc): life; lifespan; lit. going away
4. vayas (masc): (of life) age; stage; period; lit. going away
5. vayas (masc): old age; (comm) youth; lit. going away

Etymology. vi + √i > ay + *a; from √i 'come, go'; Sanskrit vyaya [vī]

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

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