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hi

masc nom sg of hi (ve); masc voc sg of hi (ve)

1. indeed; certainly; truly; definitely
2. because; for
3. (gram) hi; verbal ending of imperative 2nd person singular

Etymology. An Indo-European particle of affirmation and causality. Related to Latin hic (this), Greek hē (the), and English he; the root sense is 'this here', focusing attention. In Pali, the emphatic sense ('indeed') derives from pointing to what is stated as present fact, while the causal sense ('because') flows from marking the reason that follows as immediate and pointed.

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

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