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nemi

neti

pr 1st sg of neti (verb); imp 1st sg of neti (verb); fem nom sg of nemi (noun); fem voc sg of nemi (noun); …

1. neti (pr): leads; carries away; takes away
2. neti (pr): draws a conclusion; understands; takes as; lit. leads
3. neti (pr): does not enter; does not go (into)
4. nemi (fem): rim of a wheel; tyre; felly; felloe
5. nemi (masc): rim; circumference
6. nemī (adj): with a rim; encircled
7. neti (pr): takes; leads; guides
8. nemi (masc): name of a daemon; lit. rim
9. …

Etymology. ne + ti; from √nī 'lead, carry'; Sanskrit nayati [nī]

Meanings from the Digital Pāḷi Dictionary; morphology and etymology by Claude.

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