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nettikā

nettika

masc nom pl of nettika (adj); fem nom sg of nettika (adj); fem nom pl of nettika (adj); nt nom pl of nettika (adj); …

  1. as guide; as leader
  2. irrigator; lit. who leads

Etymology. √nī > ne + *tta + ika; from √nī 'lead, carry'; Sanskrit netṛ + ika [nī]

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

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