As a Hindi name
हेय · adj
छोड़ने योग्य । न ग्रहण करने योग्य । त्याज्य · बुरा । खराब । निकृष्ट । उपादेय का उलटा · जानेवाला । जाने देने योग्य — Śabdasāgara
As a Sanskrit word
Meaning
to be left or quitted or abandoned or rejected or avoided (-tva ), &c.
Verified derivationMultiple readings (7)Why this matches what you typed
M3 · meaning shifts "heya" is derived from "he" with the yat suffix — a related word whose meaning shifts, so both meanings are shown.
he ind. a vocative particle (‘oh!’ ‘ho!’ &c.; also said to express envy or ill-will or disapprobation), ŚBr.; &c.
he ind. 1 A vocative particle (oh!, ho!); he kṛṣṇa he yādava he sakheti Bg. 11. 41; he rājānastyajata sukavipremabaṃthe virodhaṃ Vikr. 18. 107. 2 A particle used in challenging. 3 An interjection expressing defiance, envy, ill-will or disapprobation.
1. heya mfn. (for 2. See p. 1297, col. 1) to be gone &c., MW.
2. heya mfn. (for 1. and 3. See p. 1296 and 1304) to be left or quitted or abandoned or rejected or avoided (-tva n.), Kāv.; Kathās. &c.
Gender counterpart
The kosha attests this stem in the feminine, the masculine, and the neuter — the same name serves without alteration.
Dictionary citations
1. heya mfn. (for 2. See p. 1297, col. 1) to be gone &c., MW.
2. heya mfn. (for 1. and 3. See p. 1296 and 1304) to be left or quitted or abandoned or rejected or avoided (-tva n.), Kāv.; Kathās. &c.
to be subtracted, L.
3. heya mfn. (for 1. and 2. See p. 1296 and 1297) id., MW.
heya . See pp. 1296, 1297, and 1304.
he ind. a vocative particle (‘oh!’ ‘ho!’ &c.; also said to express envy or ill-will or disapprobation), ŚBr.; &c.
he ind. 1 A vocative particle (oh!, ho!); he kṛṣṇa he yādava he sakheti Bg. 11. 41; he rājānastyajata sukavipremabaṃthe virodhaṃ Vikr. 18. 107. 2 A particle used in challenging. 3 An interjection expressing defiance, envy, ill-will or disapprobation.
Alternative readings
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