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Iriṇa (neuter) [Vedic iriṇa, on etymology see Walde, Latin Wtb. under rarus] — barren soil, desert Ja VI 560 (= niroja commentary). Cf. īriṇa.
desert, inhospitable region; barren or salt soil (also metaphor.
(nt, nt) desert; barren plain; (comm) forest desert, inhospitable region; barren or salt soil (also metaphor.