As a Hindi name
नीवी · noun · feminine
निधि । स्थायी कोश । दे॰ 'नीवि' — Śabdasāgara
नीवि · feminine
the lower part of a sari when drawn around the waist
Cited formation "नीवी" is नीव + -ई: नीव means "घर बनाने में गहरी नाली के रूप में खुदा हुआ गड्ढा जिसके भीतर से दीवार की जोड़ाई आरंभ होती है । दोवार उठाने के लिये गहरा किया हुआ स्थान", and the suffix -ई forms abstract nouns (fem.). CHD Basic Grammar App. I §8(14) — cited from the extracted rule table — base gloss: Śabdasāgara
Cited formation "नीवी" is नीव + -ई: नीव means "घर बनाने में गहरी नाली के रूप में खुदा हुआ गड्ढा जिसके भीतर से दीवार की जोड़ाई आरंभ होती है । दोवार उठाने के लिये गहरा किया हुआ स्थान", and the suffix -ई forms 'belonging to', 'having', 'coming from' (adjectives). CHD Basic Grammar App. I §9(6) — cited from the extracted rule table — base gloss: Śabdasāgara
Cited formation "नीवी" is नीव + -ई: नीव means "घर बनाने में गहरी नाली के रूप में खुदा हुआ गड्ढा जिसके भीतर से दीवार की जोड़ाई आरंभ होती है । दोवार उठाने के लिये गहरा किया हुआ स्थान", and the suffix -ई forms diminutives (fem.). CHD Basic Grammar App. I §9(6) — cited from the extracted rule table — base gloss: Śabdasāgara
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 "nīvī" is the nominative dual of "nīvi" — the same word in a different grammatical case.
Dictionary citations
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.
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.
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