हीन

Hindi

adj
Definitions
  • bad, low, lesser; inferior
  • empty
  • lacking, deprived
  • abandoned

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit हीन (poor, low, without) derived from Proto-Indo-Iranian *ȷ́ʰHnás derived from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰh₁-nós (abandoned).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*ǵʰh₁-nós

Gloss

abandoned

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