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pahāya

masc voc sg of pahāya (ptp); nt voc sg of pahāya (ptp)

1. leaving behind; giving up; abandoning; lit. actively abandoning
2. should be abandoned; should be given up; lit. to be actively abandoned

Etymology. pa + √hā + ya; from √hā 'abandon'; Sanskrit prahāya [prahā]

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

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