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nīvi

nī—vi See nī-ví.

nīví or nīvī, f. (prob. fr. ni + √ vye) a piece of cloth wrapped round the waist (esp. as worn by women; but cf. [Vām. i, 3, 5]), a kind of skirt or petticoat, [VS.]; [AV.]; [ŚBr.]; [MBh.] &c.; a band or cord for tying together folded Kuśa-grass in making offerings at the funeral rites of a Śūdra, [L.] a hostage, [L.]; capital, principal stock, [Daś.]