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vinayā

vinaya

masc nom pl of vinaya (noun); masc instr sg of vinaya (noun); masc abl sg of vinaya (noun); masc voc sg of vinaya (noun); …

1. vinaya (masc): discipline; training; lit. leading out
2. vinaya (masc): monastic law; code of monastic disciplinary rules; lit. leading out
3. vinaya (masc): removal; dispelling (of); lit. leading out
4. vinaya (masc): settlement; judgement; verdict; lit. leading out
5. vinaya (nt): vinaya rule; precept; lit. leading out
6. vinayi (aor): removed; dispelled; abolished; lit. led away

Etymology. vi + √nī > nay + *a; from √nī 'lead, carry'; Sanskrit vinaya [vinī]

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

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