Pali ni (positive) (56)
Pali words related to the prefix ni (positive) are taken from Davids and Stede’s Pali-English Dictionary. It traces its origin to the Tamil root il (locative) through the transformation of il (locative) > nὶ > ni. The words with the prefix ni are condensed, and approximately 50 to 60 words are given below for reference. The following words, related to the prefix ni (positive), also originate from Tamil il (locative).
nikantati, “to cut down, to cut up, cut off.” nikara, “a multitude.” nikāsa, “appearance, like.” nikāsin, “shining, resembling, like.” nikkiṇṇa, “spread out, spread before, ready (for eating).” nikhanati and nikhaṇati, “to dig into, to bury, to erect, to cover up.” nigati, “destiny, condition, behaviour.” nigūḷha, “hidden (down), concealed; a secret.” nigghātana, “destruction, killing, rooting out.” nicaya, “heaping up, accumulation; wealth, provisions.” nicita, “heaped up, full, thick, massed, dense.” nicca, “constant, continuous, permanent.” nijigiṁsati, “to desire ardently, to covet.” nijjiṇṇa, “destroyed, overcome, exhausted, finished, dead.” niṭṭha, “dependent on, resting on, intent upon.” niḍḍha, “nest, place, seat.” niṇhāta, “cleansed, purified.” nitāḷeti, “to knock down, to strike.” nittudana, “pricking, piercing.” nitthāra, “passing over, rescue, payment, acquittance in.” nidāgha, “heat, summer-heat, summer, drought.” nidda, “a cave.” niddā, “sleep.” niddāna, “cutting off, mowing, destroying.” niddhota, “washed, cleansed, purified.” nidhānavant, “forming or having a receptacle, worth treasuring or saving.” nipāka, “full grown, fully developed, in full strength.” nippīḷana, “squeezing, pressing; a blow.” nibandha, “binding, bond; attachment, continuance, continuity.” nibbattati, “to come out from, arise, become, be produced, result, come into being, be reborn, exist.” nibbatti, “constitution, product; rebirth.” nibbāpana, “means of extinguishing, extinction, quenching.” nibbhacceti, “to threaten, revile, scorn.” nimisa, “winking, shutting the eyes.” nimujjati, “to sink down, plunge into, dive in, be immersed.” nimmaddana, “touching, crushing.” nimmātar, “maker, builder, creator.” niyata, “restrained, bound to, constrained to, sure (as to the future), fixed (in its consequences), certain, assured, necessary.” niyujjati, “to be fit for, to be adapted to, to succeed, result, ensue.” nirujjhati, “to be broken up, to be dissolved, to be destroyed, to cease, die.” nilaya, “a dwelling, habitation, lair, nest.” nillokana, “watching out; watchful, careful.” nivatta, “returned, turning away from, giving up, being deprived of, being without.” nivattha, “clothed in or with, dressed, covered.” nivāsin, “dwelling, staying.” nivutta, “sown, thrown (of food), offered, given.” nisādin, “lying down.” nisāra, “full of sap, excellent, strong (of a tree).” nisita, “sharp.” nisinna, “sitting down, seated.” nissayatā, “dependence, requirement, resource.” nihīyati, “to be left, to come to ruin, to be destroyed.” nīharati, “to take out, to throw out, drive out.” nīhāraka, “one who carries away.”