adjective, accusative singular masculine (nīcaṁ)
Etymology. Root nīc- (to go down, lower); cognate with Sanskrit nīca and the Indo-European root *nei- (to lead down). The concrete image of physical lowness underlies the moral and social meanings of baseness and inferiority.
Meanings from the Digital Pāḷi Dictionary; morphology and etymology by Claude.
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