The Pali Text Society's Pali-English Dictionary

Nisabha
Nisabha [Sk. n%+%+abha, cp. usabha. On relation of usabha: vasabha: nisabha see SnA 40] "bull among
men," i. e. prince, leader; "princeps," best of men; Ep. of the Buddha S i.28, 48, 91; M i.386; J v.70; vi.526;
Vv 167 (isi˚), cp. VvA 83 for expln; Vv 637 (isi˚=!j!n"ya VvA 262).
Nisamma
Nisamma (adv.) [orig. ger. of nis!meti, Sk. ni$amya, $am] carefully, considerately, observing Sn 54; Nd2
367= 481 b (=sutv!). Esp. in phrase n. -- k!rin acting considerately Dh 24 (=DhA i.238); J iii.106; vi.375;
Miln 3; cp. n. kiriy!ya Miln 59. Cp. nisanti.
Nis!
Nis! (f.) [Sk. ni$ & ni$!, prob. with ni$"tha (midnight) to ni+$i=lying down] night Vv 352 (loc. nise); VvA
161 (loc. nisati, v. l. nisi=rattiya'); Miln 388 (loc. nis!ya); D!vs ii.6; v.2 (nis!ya'). See also nis"tha.
Nis!taka
Nis!taka in koka˚ J vi.538, a certain wild animal; the meaning is not clear, etymologically it is to be derived
fr. Sk. ni$!tayati to strike, to fell. See Kern, Toev. 1. p. 152, s. v. koka. The v. l. is ˚nis!daka, evidently
influenced by nis!da.
Nis!da
Nis!da [cp. Sk. ni+!da, a Non -- Aryan or barbarian] a robber J iv.364. Cp. nes!da.
Nis!dana
Nis!dana [=ni+$!tana] grinding DhA i.308.
Nis!dika
Nis!dika (adj.) [cp. Sk. ni+!din, ni+sad] fit for lying down, suitable for resting Vin i.239 (go˚).
Nis!din
Nis!din (adj.) [fr. ni+sad] lying down D iii.44, 47.
Nis!na
Nis!na [ni+$! to sharpen, to whet, cp. nisita] a hone on which to sharpen a knife Miln 282.
Nis!maka
Nis!maka (adj.) [cp. Sk. ni$!mana] observant, listening to, attending to, careful of A v.166, 168
(dhamm!na').
Nis!meti