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niddhame

niddhamati

reflx pr 1st sg of niddhamati (verb); reflx imp 1st sg of niddhamati (verb); opt 3rd sg of niddhamati (verb); opt 2nd sg of niddhamati (verb); …

1. blows off; removes by blowing; purifies; lit. blows away
2. removes; gets rid of; lit. blows away

Etymology. nī + dhama + ti; from √dham 'blow, sound'; Sanskrit nirdhamati [nirdham]

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

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