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māyāvī

masc nom sg of māyāvī (adj); masc nom pl of māyāvī (adj); fem nom sg of māyāvī (adj); nt nom pl of māyāvī (adj); …

1. deceitful; hypocritical; fraudulent
2. deceitful person; hypocrite; fraud
3. magician; illusionist; conjurer

Etymology. māyā + vī; Sanskrit māyāvin

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

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