Dictionary Definition :
Definition[1]
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mahanīya : [adj.] respectable.
Source
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A.P. Buddhadatta Mahathera, Concise Pali-English and English-Pali Dictionary [available as digital version from Metta Net, Sri Lanka]
Definition[2]
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Mahanīya (adj.) [grd. of mahati] praiseworthy VvA 97.
Source
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Pali-English Dictionary, TW Rhys Davids, William Stede,
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