As a Hindi name
No reading on this path — this spelling has no entry in our Hindi sources, and no near neighbour is attested there either. We say so rather than invent one.
As a Sanskrit word
Meaning
defeated or worsted (in a lawsuit)
Verified derivationMultiple readings (2)Why this matches what you typed
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Gender counterpart
The kosha attests this stem in the feminine, the masculine, and the neuter — the same name serves without alteration.
Dictionary citations
hīna—vādin mfn. defeated or worsted (in a lawsuit), Pañcat.
making a defective statement, insufficient or inadmissible (as a witness; see hīna above), W.
contradictory, prevaricating, ib.
destitute of speech, speechless, dumb, ib.
hīnavādin mfn. (-dī-dinī-di) 1 Dumb, speechless. 2 Inadmissible, (as a witness.) 3 Contradictory, prevaricating. E. hīna left, or defective, vāda speech, ini aff.
Alternative readings
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