Pāli Dictionary

nisevati

niprefixsevaroottisuffix

Part of speech

verb

Root

sev1serve; associate

Synonyms

bhuñjati, paṭisevati, sevati, paricarati, āsevati

general

  • pursues; indulges in; engages in (habitually)

  • Snp 4.7

    eko pubbe caritvāna, methunaṃ yo nisevati, yānaṃ bhantaṃ va taṃ loke, hīnam'āhu puthujjanaṃ.

  • Thag 16.10

    dhanañ'ca puttaṃ bhariyañ'ca, chaḍḍayitvāna niggatā, kaṭacchubhikkhahetū'pi, akicchāni nisevare.

  • associates with; resorts to; frequents

approximate

Compound structure

analyses: 1

nisevatī
  1. nisenisā

    night

  2. vatīvati

    fence; enclosure

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