nidheti

pr 3rd sg of nidheti (verb)

deposits; buries; hides underground; places for safekeeping; lit. causes to place down

Built from

ni — prefix · down, into
Spatial prefix indicating downward motion or concealment into a location. Cognate with English nether and German nieder.
dhā — root · place, put, set
Ancient root cognate with Sanskrit dhā, Greek tithēmi, Latin facere (in some forms), and English do. Concrete image: the hand placing or laying something down.
e — ending · present stem formant
Marks the present stem of the verb.
ti — ending · 3rd singular
3rd person singular present indicative ending; marks the subject as third person and tense as present.

Etymology. ni- (down, into) + √dhā (place, put). The prefix ni- conveys downward motion into the earth or into concealment; √dhā is cognate with Sanskrit dhā, Greek tithēmi (place, set), and English do. The causative suffix -eti indicates 'causes to place down', hence 'deposits' or 'hides'. In Buddhist contexts, often used for burying relics or treasures.

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

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