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dayā

fem nom sg of dayā (noun); fem nom pl of dayā (noun); fem acc pl of dayā (noun); fem instr sg of dayā (noun); …

1. compassion (for); kindness (towards); mercy (for); pity (on)

Etymology. √day + ā; from √day 'be kind, have pity'; Sanskrit dayā [day]

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

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