harāyati

  1. to be ashamed Vin.i.88; Vin.ii.292; DN.i.213; MN.i.120; SN.iv.62; Iti.43; Pv.i.10#2 ppr. harāyanto Mnd.466, & harāyamāna Ja.iv.171; Cnd.566. Often combined with aṭṭiyati (q.v.). See also hiriyati.
  2. [in this meaning = Vedic hṛ; to be angry Pres. hṛṇīte] to be depressed or vexed, to be cross, to worry (cp. hiriyati) Ja.v.366 (ppr. hariyyamāna); Thag.1173 (mā hari “don’t worry”).

Denom. fr. hiri (= hrī), cp. Vedic hrī to be ashamed, Pres. jihreti
■ The Dhtp (438) gives roots hiri & hara; in meaning “lajjā”