nicco

nicca

masc nom sg of nicca (adj)

permanent; lasting; ordered; stable; reliable; immutable
(gram) (of a rule) not optional; mandatory; necessary
regular; consistent; continuous; ongoing

Built from

nic — root · fixed, permanent
Cognate with Sanskrit nityá 'eternal'. The concrete sense is of something that stays in one place, does not move or alter.
ca — ending · nominative singular masculine
The -ca suffix (from Proto-Indo-European *-ko-) forms adjectives and in this context marks the word as masculine singular in the nominative case.

Etymology. From nic- (root expressing permanence or fixity) with -ca suffix. Related to Sanskrit nityá 'eternal, perpetual', from the same Indo-European root as English 'niche' (a fixed place). The sense develops from 'fixed in place' to 'unchanging, permanent'.

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

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