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nihīnataro

nihīnatara

masc nom sg of nihīnatara (adj)

1. worse; lower; more inferior (than); lit. more decreased down

Etymology. ni + √hā > hī + na + tara; from √hā 'decrease'; Sanskrit nihīnatara [nihā]

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

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