Nimiti, Ni-miti, Nimiṭi: 4 definitions
Introduction:
Nimiti means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Tamil. If you want to know the exact meaning, history, etymology or English translation of this term then check out the descriptions on this page. Add your comment or reference to a book if you want to contribute to this summary article.
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Sanskrit dictionary
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryNimiti (निमिति):—[=ni-miti] [from ni-mi] f. (?) settlement, [Ṛg-veda v, 62, 7.]
[Sanskrit to German]
Sanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम् (saṃskṛtam), is an ancient language of India commonly seen as the grandmother of the Indo-European language family (even English!). Closely allied with Prakrit and Pali, Sanskrit is more exhaustive in both grammar and terms and has the most extensive collection of literature in the world, greatly surpassing its sister-languages Greek and Latin.
Tamil dictionary
Source: DDSA: University of Madras: Tamil LexiconNimiṭi (நிமிடி) noun < idem. Clever, active person; சுருசுருப்புள்ளவன். அவன் வேலையில் நிமிடி. [surusuruppullavan. avan velaiyil nimidi.] Madras usage
Tamil is an ancient language of India from the Dravidian family spoken by roughly 250 million people mainly in southern India and Sri Lanka.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Starts with: Nimitipatam.
Full-text: Nimitu.
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Notices of Sanskrit Manuscripts (by Rajendralala Mitra)
Village Folk-tales of Ceylon (Sri Lanka), vol. 1-3 (by Henry Parker)
Story 102 - The Decoction Of Eight Nelli Fruits < [Part III - Stories of the Cultivating Caste]
Sri Krishnasastri - A New Voice in Telugu Literature < [September-October, 1929]
Journal of the European Ayurvedic Society (by Inge Wezler)
Sri Lankan Medical Manuscripts in the Bodleian Library, Oxford < [Volume 2 (1992)]