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hiriñca

hiri

fem

1. hiri (fem): conscience; sense of right and wrong; scruples; (comm) originating from inside; lit. shame
2. hirī (fem): conscience; sense of right and wrong; scruples; (comm) originating from inside; lit. shame
3. hiri (fem): name of a daemon; lit. shame

Analysis. hiriṃ + ca

Etymology. √hir + i; from √hir 'be ashamed'; Sanskrit hrī [hrī]

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

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