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gihī

masc nom sg of gihī (noun); masc nom pl of gihī (noun); masc acc pl of gihī (noun); masc voc sg of gihī (noun); …

  1. householder; layperson

Etymology. √gah > geh > gih + a + ī; from √gah 'grasp'; Sanskrit gṛhin [grah]

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

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