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hāyamānesu

hāyamāna

masc loc pl of hāyamāna (prp); nt loc pl of hāyamāna (prp)

1. is becoming inferior; is declining; lit. decreasing
2. dwindling; diminishing; wasting away

Etymology. hāya + māna; from √hā 'decrease'; Sanskrit hīyamāṇa [hā]

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

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