Pali ni (148)
According to Davids and Stede’s Pali-English Dictionary, Pali word ni refers to “down, back, in, into, and within.” It is linguistically related to Sanskrit ni, Avestan ni, Latin nidus, Anglo-Saxon nēol, nider, Gothic nidar, and Greek νειός (neiós), νείατος (neíatos). It traces its origin to the Tamil root il (negation) through the transformation of il (negation) > ní > ni. The following words, related to Pali ni, also originate from Tamil il (negation).
nikaṭṭha, “brought down, debased, low.” nikata, “deceived, cheated.” nikati, “fraud, deceit, cheating.” nikkaruṇa, “without compassion, heartless.” nikasāva, “free from impurity.” nikkankha, “not afraid, fearless, not doubting, confident, sure.” nikkankhā, “fearlessness, state of confidence, trust.” nikkaḍḍhati, “to throw out.” nikkaṇṭaka, “free from thorns or enemies.” nikkaddama, “unstained, not dirty, free from impunity.” nikkaruṇa, “without compassion, sheartless.” nikkāma, “without craving or lust, desireless.” nikkāraṇā, “without reason, without cause or purpose.” nikkilesa, “freedom fr. moral blemish.” nikkujjita, “lying face downward, overturned, upset, fallen over, stumbled.” nikkuha, “without deceit, not false.” nikkodha, “without anger, free from anger.” nikkhanta, “gone out, departed from, gone away; also med. going out, giving up, figure leaving behind, resigning, renouncing.” nikkhamana, “going out, departing.” nikkhipati, “to lay down (carefully), to put down, to lay.” nikkhepa, “putting down, laying down; casting off, discarding, elimination; giving up, renunciation; abstract or summary treatment.” nigacchati, “to go down to, to undergo, incur, enter, come to; to suffer.” nigaṇṭha, “a member of the Jain order.” niggacchati, “to go out or away, disappear; to proceed from.” niggaṇhāti, “to hold back, restrain; to rebuke, censure.” niggatika, “having a bad gati or fate, ill-fated, bad, unfortunate, miserable.” niggahaṇa, “without acquisitions.” niggilati, “to swallow down.” nigguṇa, “devoid of good qualities, bad.” niggumba, “free from bushes, clear.” niccamma, “without skin, excoriated.” niccala, “motionless.” niccittaka, “thoughtless.” niccola, “without dress, naked.” nicchanda, “without desire or excitement.” nijjaṭa, “disentangled.” nijjāleti, “to make an end to a blaze, to extinguish, to put out.” nijjīvata, “lifeless, soulless.” niṭṭhāti, “to be at an end, to be finished.” nittaṇha, “free from thirst or desire, desireless.” nittiṇa, “free from grass.” nitteja, “without energy; put out, abashed, put to shame.” niddaya, “merciless, pitiless, cruel.” niddara, “free from fear, pain or anguish.” niddukkha, “without fault or evil.” niddosa1, “faultless, pure, undefiled.” niddosa2, “free from hatred.” niddhana, “without property, poor.” ninna, “bent down, low-lying, deep, low, sunken; bent on, inclining to, leading to, aiming at, flowing into etc.” ninnata, “bent down, bent upon.” ninnāmin, “bending downwards, descending.” ninnetar, “one who leads down to, one who disposes of, bringer of, giver, usually in phrase atthassa.” ninneti, “to lead down, lead away; drain.” nipāteti, “to let fall, throw down into; bring to fall, injure; fig. cast upon, charge with.” nippakāra, “of no flavour, tasteless, useless.” nippatta, “without wings, plucked; without leaves.” nippapañca, “free from diffuseness.” nippabha, “without splendour.” nippariyāya, “without distinction or difference, absence of explanation or demonstration, unchangeable, not to be turned.” nippalāpa, “free from prattle or talk, not talking.” nippalibodha, “without hindrances, unobstructed.” nippāpa, “free from sin.” nippitika, “a bastard.” nippipāsa, “without thirst or desire.” nippītika, “free from (feelings of) enjoyment; being unloved, a foster child etc.” nippurisa, “without men, without men, executed by females.” nipphala, “without fruit, barren in anipphala not without fruit, i.e., amply rewarded.” nibbanka, “not crooked, straight.” nibbana, “without forest, woodless.” nibbasana, “no longer worn, cast off (of cloth).” nibbāhana, “leading out, removing, saving; removal, clearance, refuge, way out.” nibbikāra, “steady, unchanged, steadfast; persevering.” nibbidā, “weariness, disgust with worldly life, tedium, aversion, indifference, disenchantment. name is of the preliminary & conditional states for the attainment of Nibbāna.” nibbiriya, “lacking in strength, indolent, slothful, weak.” nibbivara, “without holes or fissures, without omissions.” nibbisanka, “fearless, not hesitating, undaunted.” nibbisaya, “having no residence, banished, driven from.” nibbisesa, “showing no difference, without distinction, equal, similar.” nibbeṭheti, “to unravel, untwist, unwind; to explain, make clear.” nibbhaya, “free from fear or danger, fearless, unafraid.” nibbhoga, “deprived of enjoyment; deserted, being of no avail, useless.” nimmaṁsa, “fleshless.” nimmakkhika, “free from flies.” nimmanussa, “void of men, absence of men.” nimmala, “free from impurity, stainless, clean, pure.” nimmāta-pitika, “one who has neither mother nor father, an orphan.” nimmāna, “free from pride, humble.” nimmūla, “without root, rootless.” niyyāti, “to go out, get out.” niyyāna, “going out, departure; way out, release, deliverance .” nirankaroti (& nirākaroti), “to think little of, despise, neglect, disregard, repudiate; throw away, ruin, destroy.” niraggala, “unobstructed, free, rich in result.” niratta, “soulless; view of soullessness or unsubstantiality; thus interpreted.” nirattha, “useless, groundless, unpro-ficient, vain.” nirantara, “having no interval, continuous, uninterrupted.” niraparādha, “without offence, guiltless, innocent.” niravasesa, “without remainder, complete.” nirasana, “without food or subsistence, poor.” nirassāda, “without taste, insipid, dull.” nirākula, “unconfused, clear, calm, undisturbed.” nirātanka, “healthy.” nirāma, “healthy, unde-praved, without sin, virtuous.” nirāmaya, “not ill, healthy, good, without fault.” nirāmisa, “having no meat or prey; free from sensual desires, disinterested, not material.” nirālaya, “houseless, homeless.” nirāsa, “not hungry, not longing for anything, desireless.” nirāsaṁsa, “without wishes, expectations or desires, desireless.” nirāsaya, “without (outward) support, not relying on (outward) things, without (sinful) inclinations.” nirāhāra, “without food, not eating, fasting.” nirindhana, “without fuel (of fire).” niruttara, “making no reply.” nirudaka, “without water, waterless.” nirupakāra, “useless.” nirupaddava, “without affliction or mishap, harmless, secure, happy.” nirupama, “without comparison, incomparable.” nirussāsa, “breathless.” nirussukka, “careless, unconcerned, indifferent to.” nillaccheti, “to deprive of the marks or characteristics (of virility), to castrate.” nillajja, “shameless.” nillobha, “free from greed.” nivāta, “with the wind gone down, i.e., without wind, sheltered from the wind, protected, safe.” nivyaggha, “free from tigers.” nisaṭṭha, “given up, spent, lost.” nissaṁsaya, “having no doubt, free from doubt.” nissanga, “unattached, unobstructed, disinterested, unselfish.” nissatta, “powerless, unsubstantial.” nissadda, “noiseless, soundless, silent.” nissantāpa, “without grief or self-mortification.” nissaraṇa, “going out, departure; issue, outcome, result; giving up, leaving behind, being freed, escape, salvation.” nissaraṇa-dassin, “wise in knowing results, prescient, able to find a way to salvation.” nissarati, “to depart, escape from, be freed from.” nissāra, “sapless, worthless, unsubstantial.” nissirīka, “having lost his (or its) splendour or prosperity.” nissīma, “outside the boundary.” nissuta, “flown out or away, vanished, disappeared.” nissesa, “whole, entire.” nissoka, “free from sorrow, without grief, not mourning.” nihuhunka, “one who does not confide in the sound huṁ.” nīca, “low, inferior, humble.” nīca-kula, “of low clan” nīceyya, “lower, inferior, rather low.” nipa, “lying low, deep, name of the tree Nauclea cadamba, a species of Asoka tree.” nīraja, “free from passion.” nīrava, “soundless, noiseless, silent.” nīrasa, “sapless, dried up, withered, tasteless, insipid.” nīroga, “free from disease, healthy, well, unhurt.”