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nāmassu

nāmeti

reflx imp 2nd sg of nāmeti (verb)

  1. nāmassu (sandhi): surely?; definitely?
  2. nāmeti (pr): bends, wields; lit. causes to bend
  3. nāmeti (pr): corsets; lit. causes to bend

Analysis. nāma + su

Etymology. nāme +; from √nam 'bend'; Sanskrit [nam]

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

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