Pāli Dictionary

hāyati

hārootyasuffix

Part of speech

verb

Synonyms

parihāyati, jīyati, vijahati

Antonyms

abhivaḍḍhati

general

  • dwindles; diminishes; declines; decreases

  • DN 18

    tena sudaṃ, bhante, devatā tāvatiṃsā attamanā honti pamuditā pītisomanassajātā dibbā vata bho kāyā paripūrenti, hāyanti asurakāyā'ti

  • AN 3.27

    nihīyati puriso nihīnasevī, na ca hāyetha kadāci tulyasevī, seṭṭham'upanamaṃ udeti khippaṃ, tasmā attano uttariṃ bhajethā'ti.

  • is inferior; is lower; falls short by comparison

  • is deficient in; lacks; is wanting in

  • AN 5.43

    imesaṃ kho, gahapati, pañcannaṃ dhammānaṃ iṭṭhānaṃ kantānaṃ manāpānaṃ dullabhānaṃ lokasmiṃ āyācanahetu vā patthanāhetu vā paṭilābho abhavissa, ko idha kena hāyetha?

approximate

Compound structure

analyses: 1

hayāiti
  1. hayāhaya

    a horse

  2. iti

    thus; in this way; so; like this

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