नीड

Sanskrit

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *nisdós (nest). Cognates include Latin nīdus, Old Armenian նիստ (nist), Old Church Slavonic гнѣздо (gnězdo) and Old English nest (English nest).

Noun

नीड (nīḍá) m and n

  1. any place for settling down, resting-place, abode
  2. a bird's nest
  3. the interior or seat of a carriage
  4. place, spot

Declension

References

  • Sir Monier Monier-Williams, A Sanskrit-English dictionary etymologically and philologically arranged with special reference to cognate Indo-European languages, Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1898, page 0565
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