निस्-

निस्-

See also: नस, नासा, and निस्

Sanskrit

Etymology

From नि- (ni-), from Proto-Indo-Aryan *ní, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *ní, from Proto-Indo-European *(h₁)ni (thus ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₁én). Cognate with Avestan 𐬥𐬌‎ (ni), German nieder, English nether, beneath.

Pronunciation

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /n̪ís̪/
• (Classical) IPA^(key): /n̪is̪/

Prefix

निस्- • (nís)

1. out, forth, away &c.

Derived terms

► <a href='/wiki/Category:Sanskrit_words_prefixed_with_%E0%A4%A8%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%B8%E0%A5%8D-' title='Category:Sanskrit words prefixed with निस्-'>Sanskrit words prefixed with निस्-</a>

References

• Monier Williams (1899) , “निस्-”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, OCLC 458052227, page 543.