nīti

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Old Javanese

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

Noun

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nīti

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

Adjective

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nīti

  1. tactful, prudent
  2. wise

Derived terms

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Descendants

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

Further reading

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

Pali

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Alternative forms

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Noun

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nīti f

  1. law, guidance

Declension

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