निम्ति
Nepali
editAlternative forms
edit- निमित्त (nimitta)
Pronunciation
editPostposition
editनिम्ति • (nimti)
- for
- Synonym: लागि (lāgi)
- मैले बिरामीको निम्ति औषधी किने।
- maile birāmīko nimti auṣadhī kine.
- I bought medicine for the patient.
- छोरीको निम्ति केटा खोज्नुपर्यो।
- chorīko nimti keṭā khojnuparyo.
- We must look for a boy (husband) for (our) daughter.
- for the sake of
- केटाकेटीको शिक्षाको निम्ति शहरमा बस्नुपर्यो।
- keṭākeṭīko śikṣāko nimti śaharmā basnuparyo.
- (We) must live in the city for the sake of the children's education.
- because of
References
edit- “निम्ति”, in नेपाली बृहत् शब्दकोश (nepālī br̥hat śabdakoś) [Comprehensive Nepali Dictionary][1], Kathmandu: Nepal Academy, 2018
- Schmidt, Ruth L. (1993) “निम्ति”, in A Practical Dictionary of Modern Nepali, Ratna Sagar