As a Hindi name
नहीं
no, not (negative response to a yes-no question); no, not (used for negation of statements in the indicative and contrafactual moods)
Śabdasāgara also records: छोटा । लघु । बोना · मद्धिम । जैसे, आवाज
a Hindi word, a tadbhava: evolved from the Sanskrit through Prakrit नहि — per Wiktionary’s etymology record
“Inherited from Prakrit 𑀡𑀳𑀺 (ṇahi) (with spontaneous nasalization), from Sanskrit नहि (nahí, “surely not”), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *naǰʰí, from earlier *ná gʲʰí, from Proto-Indo-European *né + *gʰí. Cognate with Assamese নাই (nai), Bengali নাই (nai), Braj नहीं (nahī̃), Marathi ना…” — per Wiktionary’s etymology record
na—hi See na-hi.
na-hi (na-hi, MaitrS. & ŚBr.) ind. (g. cādi) for not, surely not, by no means, not at all (often strengthened by other particles, as aṅga, nu, sma), RV.; &c. (nahikam, g. cādi).
As a Sanskrit word
Meaning
low, short
Verified derivationMultiple readings (4)Why this matches what you typed
M3 · meaning shifts "nīcaka" is derived from "nīca" with the ka/kan suffix — a related word whose meaning shifts, so both meanings are shown.
nīca mf(ā)n. (ni + 2. añc) low, not high, short, dwarfish, Mn.; MBh. &c.
deep, depressed (navel), Pañc.
nīcaka mf(ikā)n. low, short, L.
soft, gentle (as the voice, a gait &c.), MBh.
Gender counterpart
The kosha attests this stem in the feminine, the masculine, and the neuter — the same name serves without alteration.
Dictionary citations
nīcaka mf(ikā)n. low, short, L.
soft, gentle (as the voice, a gait &c.), MBh.
vile, mean, W.
nīcaka f(akā, akī and ikā) an excellent cow
nīcaka a. 1 Low, short, dwarfish. 2 Low, soft (as the voice). 3 Base, mean, vile.
nīca mf(ā)n. (ni + 2. añc) low, not high, short, dwarfish, Mn.; MBh. &c.
deep, depressed (navel), Pañc.
Alternative readings
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