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khīṇā

khīṇa

masc nom pl of khīṇa (pp); fem nom sg of khīṇa (pp); fem nom pl of khīṇa (pp); nt nom pl of khīṇa (pp); …

1. consumed; spent; finished; exhausted; slowly destroyed
2. worn away; removed
3. hurtful; rough; criticizing; lit. exhausted

Etymology. √khī + na; from √khī 'exhaust, destroy'; Sanskrit kṣīṇa [kṣi]

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

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