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)
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
the head of an ox
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Dictionary citations
nīcakin m. the head of an ox, L.
nīcakin m. 1 The top of anything. 2 The head of an ox. 3 The owner of a good cow.
nīcakin m. (-kī) 1 The head or top of any thing. 2 The owner of a good cow.
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