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niyato

niya

masc abl sg of niya (adj); masc nom sg of niyata (pp)

1. niya (adj): one's own; his own; her own
2. niyata (pp): controlled; restrained
3. niyata (pp): certain; decided; invariable; unavoidable; of fixed destiny; lit. controlled down
4. niyata (pp): established; fixed; settled (in); lit. controlled down

Etymology. ni + √jan + ya; from √jan 'be born, produce'; Sanskrit nija [jan]

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

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