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nisīdi

aor 3rd sg of nisīdi (verb); aor 2nd sg of nisīdi (verb)

1. sat (on); sat down (in)
2. sank emotionally; became disheartened; lit. sank down

Etymology. ni + sīda + i; from √sad 'sink, sit, settle'; Sanskrit [niṣad]

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

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