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gihiniyo

gihinī

fem nom pl of gihinī (noun); fem acc pl of gihinī (noun); fem voc pl of gihinī (noun)

  1. wife of a householder; laywoman

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

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

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