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ninne

ninna

masc acc pl of ninna (adj); nt acc pl of ninna (adj); masc loc sg of ninna (adj); nt loc sg of ninna (adj); …

1. ninna (adj): sloping (towards); slanting (towards); inclining down (to); lit. bent down
2. ninna (nt): lowlands; vale; valley; lit. bent down
3. ninna (adj): inclining (towards); lit. bent down
4. ninneti (pr): leads or takes away; takes out; drains; ascertains; lit. leads away

Etymology. ni + √nam + a; from √nam 'bend'; Sanskrit nimna [avanam]

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

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