nīvī | नीवी | nIvI
nīvi/ | नीवि/ | or nīvī | नीवी |, f. (prob. fr. ni + √ vye | नि + √ व्ये |) 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.