As a Hindi name
नेदिष्ठ · adj
निकट का । पास का · निपुण — Śabdasāgara
नेदिष्ठ · noun · masculine
अंकोठ वृक्ष । ढेरे का पेड़ — Śabdasāgara
नेदिष्ठ · nedishṭh · s.m.
The tree Alangium hexapetalum — Platts (1884), digital edition courtesy DSAL, University of Chicago, p. 1166
As a Sanskrit word
Meaning
(superl. of neda substituted for antika, ) the nearest, next, very near, &c. &c. (am next, in the first place, ˚ṣṭhāt from the neighbourhood, )
Verified derivationMultiple readings (4)Why this matches what you typed
M3 · meaning shifts "nediṣṭha" is derived from "ned" with the iṣṭhan suffix — a related word whose meaning shifts, so both meanings are shown.
ned See s.v.
1. ned ind. (fr. na + id), not, not indeed (= naiva, Sāy.), RV. viii, 5, 39; AV. &c.
nediṣṭha mf(ā)n. (superl. of neda substituted for antika, Pāṇ. v, 3, 63) the nearest, next, very near, RV. &c. &c. (am ind. next, in the first place, ib.; ˚ṣṭhāt ind. from the neighbourhood, AitBr.; Kāṭh.)
= nipuṇa, L.
Gender counterpart
The kosha attests this stem in the feminine, the masculine, and the neuter — the same name serves without alteration.
Dictionary citations
nediṣṭha mf(ā)n. (superl. of neda substituted for antika, Pāṇ. v, 3, 63) the nearest, next, very near, RV. &c. &c. (am ind. next, in the first place, ib.; ˚ṣṭhāt ind. from the neighbourhood, AitBr.; Kāṭh.)
= nipuṇa, L.
nediṣṭha m. Alangium Hexapetalum, L.
N. of a son of Manu Vaivasvata, VP.
nediṣṭha a. Nearest, next, very near (superl. of aṃtika q. v.).
ned See s.v.
1. ned ind. (fr. na + id), not, not indeed (= naiva, Sāy.), RV. viii, 5, 39; AV. &c.
Alternative readings
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