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nimantanepi

nimantana

nt

1. nimantana (nt): invitation; request; summons; lit. inviting
2. nimantana (nt): inviting; making an invitation
3. nimantanā (fem): invitation; formal invitation to a meal; lit. inviting

Analysis. nimantane + api

Etymology. ni + √mant + ana; from √mant 'counsel, invite'; Sanskrit nimantraṇa [nimantr]

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

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