The Pali Text Society's Pali-English Dictionary

Nitthanati & Nitthunati
Nitthanati & Nitthunati [Sk. nisstanati "moan out," nis +thaneti & thunati1] to moan, groan: (a) ˚thanati: J
i.463; ii.362; iv.446; v.296; DA i.291. -- (b) ˚thunati Vin ii.222; J v.295, 389; Vism 311; VvA 224. Cp.
nitthuna.
Nitthanana
Nitthanana (nt.) [nis+thanana, abstr. to thaneti] groaning, moaning DA i.291 (v. l. BB. ˚&huna). As nitthu-
nana Vism 504.
Nitthara*a
Nitthara*a1 (nt.) [Sk. nistara*a, nis+tara*a, cp. nittha- rati] getting across, ferrying over, traversing,
overcoming S i.193 (oghassa); A ii.200 (id.); It 111 (id.); M i.134; J i.48 (loka˚); D!vs ii.29 (id.); Vism 32;
Sdhp 334 (bhava˚), 619 (tiloka˚).
Nitthara*a
Nitthara*a2 (nt.) [Sk. nistara*a, ni+thara*a] "strewing or being strewn down," putting down, carrying,
bearing S iv.177 (bh!rassa, of a load, cp. nikkhepa); VvA 131 (so read for niddhara*a, in ku&umba --
bh!rassa nsamatth!=able to carry the burden of a household).
Nittharati
Nittharati [Sk. nistarati, nis+tarati1] to cross over, get out of, leave behind, get over D i.73 (kant!ra'). pp.
nitti**a q. v. Caus. nitth!reti to bring through, help over Nd2 630 (nitt!reti).
Nitth!ra
Nitth!ra [Sk. nist!ra; nis+t!ra of tarati1] passing over, rescue, payment, acquittance, in ˚' vattati to be
acquitted, to get off scot -- free M i.442 (v. l. netth˚, which is the usual form). See netth!ra.
Nitthuna
Nitthuna [Sk. *nis -- stanana & nistava to thunati] (a) (of thunati1) moan, groan DA i.291 (as v. l. BB for
nitthanana) -- (b) (of thunati2) blame, censure, curse PvA 76 (˚' karoti to revile or curse).
Nitthunati
Nitthunati etc., see nitthanati etc.
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Nidassana
Nidassana (nt.) [Sk. nidar$ana, ni+dassana] "pointing at" evidence, example, comparison, apposition,
attribute, characteristic; sign, term D i.223 (a˚ with no attribute); iii.217 (id.); S iv.370 (id.); A iv.305 sq.
(n"la˚, p"ta˚ etc.); Sn 137; Vbh 13, 64, 70 sq. (sa˚, a˚); VvA 12, 13; PvA 26, 121 (pucchan!k!ra˚) 226
(paccakkhabh(ta' n. "sign, token").
Nidassati