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hirimā

hirimant

masc nom sg of hirimant (adj); masc nom pl of hirimant (adj); masc voc sg of hirimant (adj)

  1. having a conscience; with scruples; with an internal sense of right and wrong; lit. having shame quality

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

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

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