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ñāye

ñāya

masc acc pl of ñāya (noun); masc loc sg of ñāya (noun); reflx pr 1st sg of ñāyati (verb); reflx imp 1st sg of ñāyati (verb); …

1. ñāya (masc): way; means; method; system; approach
2. ñāyati (pr): is known; is evident; is perceived
3. ñāyati (pr): (gram) is inferred; is understood
4. ñāyati (pr): is known; is called; is referred to (as)

Etymology. nī > ny > ñ + √i > ay + *a; from √i 'come, go'; Sanskrit nyāya [nye]

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

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