Pāli Dictionary

hiri1

hirrootisuffix

Part of speech

noun · feminine

Root

hir3be ashamed


ethics

  • conscience; moral shame; sense of shame; scruples (often paired with ottappa, moral dread)


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hiri2

hirrootisuffix

Part of speech

noun


cosmology

  • Hiri; name of a Yakkha chieftain invoked for protection


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