नीट

Konkani

Etymology

Borrowed from Kannada ನೀಟು (nīṭu), ನೆಟ್ಟ (neṭṭa, “straight”), from Proto-Dravidian *niṭ- (“straight”).

Adjective

नीट • (nīṭ) (Latin script nitt, Kannada script ನೀಟ್)

1. straight

Marathi

Etymology

Inherited from Old Marathi नीट (nīṭa), from Kannada ನೀಟು (nīṭu), ನೆಟ್ಟ (neṭṭa, “straight”), from Proto-Dravidian *niṭ- (“straight”).

Adjective

नीट • (nīṭ)

1. straight, direct, clear
2. right, proper, fitting, suitable

Adverb

नीट • (nīṭ)

1. properly, neatly, clearly

References

• Berntsen, Maxine (1982–1983) “नीट”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies
• Molesworth, James Thomas (1857) “नीट”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press
• Shankar Gopal Tulpule, Anne Feldhaus (1999) “नीट”, in A Dictionary of Old Marathi, Mumbai: Popular Prakashan
• दाते, यशवंत रामकृष्ण [Date, Yashwant Ramkrishna] (1932-1950) “नीट”, in महाराष्ट्र शब्दकोश (mahārāṣṭra śabdakoś) (in Marathi), पुणे [Pune]: महाराष्ट्र कोशमंडळ (mahārāṣṭra kośmaṇḍaḷ).