निम्ति

Nepali

Alternative forms
  • निमित्त (nimitta)

Pronunciation

Postposition

निम्ति • (nimti)

  1. for
    Synonym: लागि (lāgi)
    मैले बिरामीको निम्ति औषधी किने।
    maile birāmīko nimti auṣadhī kine.
    I bought medicine for the patient.
    छोरीको निम्ति केटा खोज्नुपर्यो।
    chorīko nimti keṭā khojnuparyo.
    We must look for a boy (husband) for (our) daughter.
  2. for the sake of
    केटाकेटीको शिक्षाको निम्ति शहरमा बस्नुपर्यो।
    keṭākeṭīko śikṣāko nimti śaharmā basnuparyo.
    (We) must live in the city for the sake of the children's education.
  3. because of

References
  • “निम्ति”, in नेपाली बृहत् शब्दकोश (nepālī br̥hat śabdakoś) [Comprehensive Nepali Dictionary]‎, Kathmandu: Nepal Academy, 2018
  • Schmidt, Ruth L. (1993) “निम्ति”, in A Practical Dictionary of Modern Nepali, Ratna Sagar
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