neti

Sanskrit नेती (netī)

neti (uncountable)

1. Nasal irrigation performed using a neti pot as part of Hatha yoga.

• neti pot

• neti neti

• Tien, nite, tein, tine

• IPA^(key): [ˈnɛcɪ]

neti f

1. inflection of neť:
   1. genitive/dative/vocative/locative singular
   2. nominative/accusative/vocative plural

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): [ˈneː.tiː]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): [ˈnɛː.ti]

nētī

1. inflection of nētus:
   1. genitive masculine/neuter singular
   2. nominative/vocative masculine plural

• "neti", in Charles du Fresne du Cange, Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)

Inherited from Sanskrit नयति (náyati). Cognate with Maharastri Prakrit 𑀡𑁂𑀇 (ṇei), Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀡𑁂𑀤𑀺 (ṇedi).

neti (root nī, first conjugation)

1. to lead, conduct, show the way
2. to deduce, understand

• Present active participle: nent or nayant, which see for forms and usage
• Present middle participle: nayamāna, which see for forms and usage

neti

1. masculine/neuter locative singular of nent, present participle of the verb above

From English night.^[1] Compare Krio and Guyanese Creole English nɛt, Maroon Spirit Language and Pichinglis net, Jamaican Creole, Guyanese Creole English, and Pichinglis nait, Cameroon Pidgin nét, náyt.

• IPA^(key): /ˈneti/, [ˈnɪ̞ti], [ˈne̝ti]

neti

1. night
   • 1952, Eddy Bruma, “Waran-neti dren [Warm night's dream]”, in Ursy M. Lichtveld, Jan Voorhoeve, editors, Creole drum. An Anthology of Creole Literature in Surinam‎^[2], New Haven, London: Yale University Press, published 1975, →ISBN, page 186:

     Kon sdon, dineti, / di neti fadon, / na mi mofo-doro, mi p'kin. / Winti e way, / a e wunwun wan singi / gi wi...

     Come sit, tonight / as night falls / on my threshold, my child. / The wind blows, / it hums a song / for us...

   • 1974, Lieve Hugo, “Blaka Rosoe”, in Lieve Hugo – King Of Kasèko:

     Sonte prakseri de a neti / Mi tu ai trowe watra / A tapu na doti pe mi nanga yu / Pe mi nanga yu ben bosi, brasa

     There might be memories at night / Both my eyes shed tears / Onto the very ground where me and you / Where me and you kissed, embraced

   • 2014, Powl Ameerali, “Kresneti Firi”, in Kresneti Firi:

     Now Kresneti doro / tiri neti kon / famiri sdon makandra / lontu a kresnetibon

     Christmas Eve has arrived now / the silent night has come / the family sits together / around the Christmas tree

• Aukan: neti
• Saramaccan: ndéti

neti

1. accusative singular of net
2. third-person singular possessive of net