niddāyati
Pali
Alternative forms
Alternative scripts
- 𑀦𑀺𑀤𑁆𑀤𑀸𑀬𑀢𑀺 (Brahmi script)
- निद्दायति (Devanagari script)
- নিদ্দাযতি (Bengali script)
- නිද්දායති (Sinhalese script)
- နိဒ္ဒါယတိ or ၼိၻ္ၻႃယတိ or ၼိၻ်ၻႃယတိ (Burmese script)
- นิทฺทายติ or นิททายะติ (Thai script)
- ᨶᩥᨴ᩠ᨴᩤᨿᨲᩥ (Tai Tham script)
- ນິທ຺ທາຍຕິ or ນິທທາຍະຕິ or ນິທທາຢະຕິ (Lao script)
- និទ្ទាយតិ (Khmer script)
- 𑄚𑄨𑄘𑄴𑄘𑄂𑄠𑄖𑄨 (Chakma script)
Etymology
Inherited from Sanskrit निद्रायति (nidrāyati). Synchronically a denominative from niddā (“sleep”).
Verb
niddāyati (root niddā)
- to sleep
References
- Pali Text Society (1921–1925) “niddāyati”, in Pali-English Dictionary, London: Chipstead, page 358
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “nídrāyati”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 411