Dictionary Definition ：
Definition[1]
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viya : [a particle of comparison] like; as.
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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Viya (indecl.) [another form of iva, viâ *via (so some Prākrits: Pischel Prk. Gr., § 143, 336)>viya. Pischel, Prk. Gr. § 336, 337 derives it fr. viva=v' iva] 1. part of comparison: like, as; stands for iva (usually in verse after ā: Sn 420 (jātimā v.); Pv i.85 (vārinā v.); or o Sn 580 (vajjho v.), 818 (kapaṇo v.); or ŋ: Sn 381 (vajantaŋ v.), 689 (nekkhaŋ v.). -- 2. dubitative particle: na viya maññe I suppose not M ii.121. <-> Cp. byā.
Source
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Pali-English Dictionary, TW Rhys Davids, William Stede,
Definition[3]
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Viya˚ the diaeretic form (for sake of metre) of vya˚ [=vi+ a˚], which see generally. Cp. the identical veyya˚.
Source
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Pali-English Dictionary, TW Rhys Davids, William Stede,
Related
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viyācikkhati , viyākaṃsu , viyākāra , viyāpanna , viyārambha , vixen , vivṛta , vivṛt- , vivṛṇoti , vivīvetvā
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