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nidhi

masc nom sg of nidhi (noun); masc voc sg of nidhi (noun)

1. treasure; trove; hoard; lit. placed down
2. store; lit. placed down

Built from

• ni — prefix · down, into
  Spatial prefix indicating placement downward or inward, here suggesting something secured or stored away. Cognates: English nether, German nieder.
• dhā — root · place, put
  Root meaning to set down or establish. Cognate with Sanskrit dhā, Greek tithenai (to place), Latin facere (to do, make).
• -i — ending · masculine noun
  Masculine singular nominative/vocative ending forming the noun stem nidhi- from the verbal root.

Etymology. ni- (down, into) + √dhā (to place, put), literally 'placed down' or 'deposit'. The prefix ni- suggests something stored away in a secure place. Cognate with Sanskrit nidhī and Greek thesis (a placing). The concrete spatial sense of 'putting down into a safe location' becomes the abstract notion of a repository or treasure.

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

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