‹ Back to the text

nissaye

nissaya

masc acc pl of nissaya (noun); masc loc sg of nissaya (noun); reflx pr 1st sg of nissayati (verb); reflx imp 1st sg of nissayati (verb); …

1. nissaya (masc): dependency; physical support; reliance; something one depends on
2. nissaya (masc): (vinaya) formal dependence on a teacher
3. nissayati (pr): depends (on); trusts (in); relies (on); lit. leans down (on)

Etymology. ni + √si > say + *a; from √si 'depend on, associate with'; Sanskrit niśraya [niśri]

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

Lite mode — plain HTML for e-readers and old browsers. Full version