As a Hindi name
नीवि · noun · feminine
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नीवि · nīvī · s.f.
A cloth worn round the waist (by a woman), or the ends of the cloth passed round the loins so as to hold the whole together — Platts (1884), digital edition courtesy DSAL, University of Chicago, p. 1171
नीवि · feminine
the lower part of a sari when drawn around the waist
a Hindi word, a tatsama: the Sanskrit word borrowed unchanged into Hindi नीवि — per Wiktionary’s etymology record
“Learned borrowing from Sanskrit नीवि (nīvi).” — per Wiktionary’s etymology record
nī—vi See nī-vi.
nīvi or nīvī, f. (prob. fr. ni + √ vye) a piece of cloth wrapped round the waist (esp. as worn by women; but cf. Vām. i, 3, 5), a kind of skirt or petticoat, VS.; AV.; ŚBr.; MBh. &c.; a band or cord for tying together folded Kuśa-grass in making offerings at the funeral rites of a Śūdra, L. a hostage, L.; capital, principal stock, Daś.
As a Sanskrit word
Meaning
or nīvī, (prob. fr. ) a piece of cloth wrapped round the waist (esp. as worn by women; but cf. ), a kind of skirt or petticoat, &c.; a band or cord for tying together folded Kuśa-g…
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M1 · same meaning "nīvi" is the vocative of "nīvī" — the same word in a different grammatical case.
Dictionary citations
nī—vi See nī-vi.
nīvi or nīvī, f. (prob. fr. ni + √ vye) a piece of cloth wrapped round the waist (esp. as worn by women; but cf. Vām. i, 3, 5), a kind of skirt or petticoat, VS.; AV.; ŚBr.; MBh. &c.; a band or cord for tying together folded Kuśa-grass in making offerings at the funeral rites of a Śūdra, L. a hostage, L.; capital, principal stock, Daś.
nīvi f. (-viḥ-vī) 1 Capital, principal, stock. 2 Stake, wager. 3 A cloth round a woman's waist, or the ends of the cloth passed round the loins so as to hold the whole together; on being loosed the lower members are exposed: the tie of drawers worn by women, &c. 4 The outer tie of a packet, in which the offerings of a Śūdra at funeral obsequies are presented. E. ni before vyeñ to cover, Uṇādi aff. in and ṅīṣ optionally added; the i of ni is made long, and the radical finals rejected.
nīvi or nīvī, f. (prob. fr. ni + √ vye) a piece of cloth wrapped round the waist (esp. as worn by women; but cf. Vām. i, 3, 5), a kind of skirt or petticoat, VS.; AV.; ŚBr.; MBh. &c.; a band or cord for tying together folded Kuśa-grass in making offerings at the funeral rites of a Śūdra, L. a hostage, L.; capital, principal stock, Daś.
nīviḥ, -vī f. [nivyayati nivīyate vā nivye-in; cf. Uṇ. 4. 135] 1 A cloth worn round a woman's waist, or more properly the ends of the cloth tied into a knot in front, the knot of the wearing garment; prasthānabhinnāṃ na babaṃdha nīviṃ R. 7. 9; nīvibaṃdhocchvasanaṃ Māl. 2. 5; Ku. 1. 38; nīvi prati praṇihite tu kare priyeṇa K. P. 4; Me. 68; Śi. 10. 64. 2 The outer tie of a packet in which the offerings of a Śūdra at funeral obsequies are presented. 3 Capital, principal, stock. 4 A stake, wager.
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