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jinā

ji

masc instr sg of ji (adj); nt instr sg of ji (adj); masc abl sg of ji (adj); nt abl sg of ji (adj); …

1. ji (adj): winning; victorious; conquering
2. jina (masc): conqueror; victor; champion; epithet of the Buddha
3. jina (pp): who has conquered; who has overcome; lit. won
4. jina (masc): loser; lit. defeated
5. jinanta (prp): conquering, subduing
6. jini (aor): won; was victorious
7. jī (masc): conqueror; victor

Etymology. √ji + i; from √ji 'conquer'; Sanskrit [ji]

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

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