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nemi

neti

pr 1st sg of neti (verb); imp 1st sg of neti (verb); fem nom sg of nemi (noun); fem voc sg of nemi (noun); …

1. neti (pr): leads; carries away; takes away
2. neti (pr): draws a conclusion; understands; takes as; lit. leads
3. neti (pr): does not enter; does not go (into)
4. nemi (fem): rim of a wheel; tyre; felly; felloe
5. nemi (masc): rim; circumference
6. nemī (adj): with a rim; encircled
7. neti (pr): takes; leads; guides
8. nemi (masc): name of a daemon; lit. rim
9. …

Etymology. From a root meaning 'to turn' or 'to revolve', related to Sanskrit nemi 'wheel-rim' and ultimately to the Indo-European root *nem- 'assign, distribute, turn'. The rim as the part that turns and circles. Cognate with Greek nemein 'to distribute, allot' (via the image of rotation and division into parts).

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

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