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ninnena

ninna

masc instr sg of ninna (adj); nt instr sg of ninna (adj); nt instr sg of ninna (noun)

1. sloping (towards); slanting (towards); inclining down (to); lit. bent down
2. lowlands; vale; valley; lit. bent down
3. inclining (towards); lit. bent down

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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