nissāya

Pali

Alternative forms
Alternative forms
  • 𑀦𑀺𑀲𑁆𑀲𑀸𑀬 (Brahmi script)
  • निस्साय (Devanagari script)
  • নিস্সায (Bengali script)
  • නිස‍්සාය (Sinhalese script)
  • နိဿာယ or ၼိသ်သႃယ (Burmese script)
  • นิสฺสาย or นิสสายะ (Thai script)
  • ᨶᩥᩔᩣᨿ (Tai Tham script)
  • ນິສ຺ສາຍ or ນິສສາຍະ or ນິສສາຢະ (Lao script)
  • និស្សាយ (Khmer script)
  • 𑄚𑄨𑄥𑄴𑄥𑄂𑄠 (Chakma script)

Etymology

The meaning has expanded by metaphor from its basic meaning as the absolutive of nissayati.

Verb

nissāya

  1. absolutive of nissayati
    1. leaning upon[1]
    2. depending upon[1]
  2. close to, near, by[1]
  3. on account of, by reason of, through, for[1]

Usage notes

This absolutive frequently has the semantics of an adposition; it then often precedes the object.

References
  1. Childers, Robert Caesar, Dictionary of the Päli language, London: Trübner & Company, 1875, page 291.
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