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nimmito

nimmita

masc nom sg of nimmita (pp); masc nom sg of nimmita (noun)

1. designed (by); created (by); fashioned (from); lit. measured out
2. form (of a god) created by psychic power; manifestation; lit. measured out

Etymology. nī + √mā > mi + ta; from √mā 'measure'; Sanskrit nimitta [nirmā]

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

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