niti

See also: nití, nítí, n-ití, and нити

Balinese

Etymology

Borrowed from Old Javanese nīti (correct procedure; right or wise conduct; politics; wisdom; prudence; line of action; plan; tactful, prudent; wise), from Sanskrit नीति (nīti, leading; behavior; policy, ethics).

Pronunciation

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

Noun

niti (Balinese script ᬦᬷᬢᬶ)

  1. science of state administration
  2. guidance, directing

Adjective

niti (Balinese script ᬦᬷᬢᬶ)

  1. holy, pure

Further reading

  • niti” in Balinese–Indonesian Dictionary [Kamus Bahasa Bali–Indonesia], Denpasar, Indonesia: The Linguistic Center of Bali Province [Balai Bahasa Provinsi Bali].

Czech

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈɲɪcɪ]

Noun

niti f

  1. genitive/dative/vocative/locative singular of nit

Danish

Etymology

Borrowed from Norwegian nitti and Swedish nittio, from Old Norse níutigi.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈnitˢi]

Numeral

niti

  1. ninety
    Synonym: halvfems

Usage notes

  • Sometimes used for clarity on checks and documents and in communication with other Scandinavians.

References

Javanese

Romanization

niti

  1. romanization of ꦤꦶꦠꦶ

Latin

Verb

nītī

  1. present active infinitive of nītor

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

From ni. (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “Whence does the "ti" element derive?”)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /nîti/
  • Hyphenation: ni‧ti

Conjunction

nȉti (Cyrillic spelling ни̏ти)

  1. nor
  2. neither

References

  • niti”, in Hrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2025

Venetan

Adjective

niti m

  1. masculine plural of néto