nīti

Old Javanese

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit नीति (nīti, “leading; behavior; policy, ethics”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ni.ti/
• Rhymes: -ti
• Hyphenation: ni‧ti

Noun

nīti

1. correct procedure
2. right or wise conduct
3. politics
4. wisdom
5. prudence
6. line of action, plan

Adjective

nīti

1. tactful, prudent
2. wise

Derived terms

• kanītin
• kinanītyakĕn
• manīti

 

• daṇḍanīti
• durnīti
• nītijña
• nītimanta
• nītimān
• nītisawara
• nītisāra
• nītiśāstra
• pranīti
• rājanīti
• sunīti

 

Descendants

• > Javanese: ꦤꦶꦠꦶ (niti, “wise conduct; good policy”) (inherited)
• → Balinese: ᬦᬷᬢᬶ (niti, “guidance, directing; holy, pure”)

Further reading

• "nīti" in P.J. Zoetmulder with the collaboration of S.O. Robson, Old Javanese-English Dictionary. 's-Gravenhage: M. Nijhoff, 1982.

Pali

Alternative forms

Alternative scripts

• 𑀦𑀻𑀢𑀺 (Brahmi script)
• नीति (Devanagari script)
• নীতি (Bengali script)
• නීති (Sinhalese script)
• နီတိ or နဳတိ or ၼီတိ (Burmese script)
• นีติ (Thai script)
• ᨶᩦᨲᩥ (Tai Tham script)
• ນີຕິ (Lao script)
• នីតិ (Khmer script)
• 𑄚𑄩𑄖𑄨 (Chakma script)

Noun

nīti f

1. law, guidance

Declension

Declension table of "nīti" (feminine)

Case \ Number	Singular	Plural
Nominative (first)	nīti	nītiyo or nītī
Accusative (second)	nītiṃ	nītiyo or nītī
Instrumental (third)	nītiyā	nītīhi or nītībhi
Dative (fourth)	nītiyā	nītīnaṃ
Ablative (fifth)	nītiyā or nītyā	nītīhi or nītībhi
Genitive (sixth)	nītiyā	nītīnaṃ
Locative (seventh)	nītiyā or nītiyaṃ or nītyaṃ	nītīsu
Vocative (calling)	nīti	nītiyo or nītī