nissāya

Pali

Alternative forms

Alternative scripts

• 𑀦𑀺𑀲𑁆𑀲𑀸𑀬 (Brahmi script)
• निस्साय (Devanagari script)
• নিস্সায (Bengali script)
• නිස‍්සාය (Sinhalese script)
• နိဿာယ or ၼိသ်သႃယ (Burmese script)
• นิสฺสาย or นิสสายะ (Thai script)
• ᨶᩥᩔᩣᨿ (Tai Tham script)
• ນິສ຺ສາຍ or ນິສສາຍະ or ນິສສາຢະ (Lao script)
• និស្សាយ (Khmer script)
• 𑄚𑄨𑄥𑄴𑄥𑄂𑄠 (Chakma script)

Etymology

The meaning has expanded by metaphor from its basic meaning as the absolutive of nissayati.

Verb

nissāya

1. absolutive of nissayati
   1. leaning upon
   2. depending upon
2. close to, near, by
3. on account of, by reason of, through, for

Usage notes

This absolutive frequently has the semantics of an adposition; it then often precedes the object.