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{{character info}}
==Translingual==
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===Han character===
{{Han char|rn=44|rad=尸|as=02|sn=5|four=77211|canj=SP|ids=⿸尸匕}}

====Derived characters====
* {{l|mul|[[呢]], [[泥]], [[妮]], [[昵]], [[𮋯]], [[旎]], [[柅]], [[鈮]]([[铌]]), [[秜]], [[𥿡]], [[𫆜]]}}

====References====
* {{Han ref|kx=0300.030|dkj=07635|dj=0596.010|hdz=20965.040|uh=5C3C|ud=23612|bh=A5A7|bd=42407}}

==Chinese==

===Glyph origin===
{{Han etyl}}
{{liushu|ic}}. The character does not appear as an independent character in the oracle bone script but appears as a component of {{zh-l|*𢓚}} and {{zh-l|*秜}}. The character shows a man ({{zh-l|*尸}}) sitting on or leaning on another man ({{zh-l|*匕}}), giving the original meaning of “to stop” or “close; intimate”; the derivative {{zh-l|*昵}} refers to the latter meaning.

Shuowen Jiezi considered it as a phono-sematic compound, but this is widely discredited by later scholars.

Compare [[化]], [[比]], [[北]], and [[卬]].

===Etymology 1===
{{zh-forms}}

; "Buddhist nun"
{{clipping|zh}} of {{zh-l|比丘尼}}, from {{der|zh|sa|भिक्षुणी||[[female]] [[beggar]]}} or {{der|zh|pi|bhikkhunī||[[female]] [[beggar]]}}. Compare {{cog|sa|भिक्षु||[[beggar]]}}.

====Pronunciation====
{{zh-pron
|m=ní
|m-s=nyi2
|c=nei4,nai4
|c_note=nai4 - vernacular variant
|c-t=nai3
|g=nyi4
|h=pfs=nì;gd=ni2
|j=ni1
|md=nà̤
|mn=ml,tp,tn,tc,lk,sx,yl:nî/qz,kh,tn,hc,lk,km,mg:lî/tp,mg:lûi
|mn_note=lûi - used in {{zh-l|*尼姑}}
|mn-t=ni5
|w=sh:6gni;sz,hz:2gni
|x=nyi2
|mc=y
|cat=n,a,pn
}}

====Definitions====
{{head|zh|hanzi}}

# {{zh-used2|t}}
#: {{zh-x|^尼日|'''Ni'''ger}}
#: {{zh-x|^尼加拉瓜|'''Ni'''caragua}}
#: {{zh-x|^悉尼|Syd'''ney'''}}
#: {{zh-x|^尼斯湖|Loch '''Ne'''ss}}
#: {{zh-x|尼古丁|'''ni'''cotine}}
#: {{zh-x|尼龍|'''ny'''lon}}
#: {{zh-x|比基尼|biki'''ni'''}}
#: {{zh-x|^尼古拉·^特斯拉|'''Ni'''cola Tesla}}
#: {{zh-x|^@尼爾·^@杭思朗|'''Nie'''l Armstrong}}
## [[Buddhist]] [[nun]]
## {{zh-short|尼泊爾|[[Nepal]]}}
##: {{zh-x|^中 ^尼 邊界|China-'''Nepal''' border}}

====Compounds====
{{col3|zh|尼姑|尼姑庵|尼僧|僧尼|尼庵|比丘尼|納木那尼}}

===Etymology 2===
{{zh-forms}}
{{unk|zh}}. Possibly a variant of {{och-l|邇|near}} (compare {{cog|cmn|-}} {{zh-l|你}} from {{och-l|爾}}), or a conflation of {{och-l|邇|near}} and {{och-l|昵}} ({{zh-ref|Schuessler, 2007}}).

====Pronunciation====
{{zh-pron
|m=ní,nì
|c=nei4
|mc=y
|oc=3,y
|dial=n
|cat=a
}}

====Definitions====
{{head|zh|hanzi}}

# {{†}} [[near]]; [[close]]; [[intimate]]
# {{†}} [[peaceful]]; [[calm]]
# {{†}} [[harmonious]]

===Etymology 3===
{{zh-forms}}
{{rfe|zh}}

====Pronunciation====
{{zh-pron
|m=Ní
|c=nei4
|mc=y
|oc=
|dial=n
|cat=pn
}}

====Definitions====
{{head|zh|hanzi}}

# {{surname|zh}}

===Etymology 4===
{{zh-forms}}
Possibly from {{inh|zh|sit-pro|*m/s-njal|t=to sleep; to lie down}} ({{zh-ref|Sagart, 2004}}) while inheriting a ''*-t'' [[applicative]] suffix ({{zh-ref|Jacques, 2016a}}), since Middle Chinese sources quote the [[fanqie]] {{lang|zh|[[女]][[乙]]切}} or {{IPAchar|/*ɳit̚/}} (The ''{{w|Jingdian Shiwen}}'' section for the quotation from ''{{w|Mencius (book)|Mencius}}''; see below). The stem word can be compared with the {{cog|bo|ཉལ་པ|t=to lie down; to go to sleep; to dwell}}, and possibly with the {{cog|txg|𗱩|t=to obstruct; to obscure; to choke up}}. See also {{och-l|柅|gloss=stopper}} attested in the ''{{w|I Ching|Zhou Yi}}''.

====Pronunciation====
{{rfv-pron|zh}}
{{zh-pron
|m=nǐ,nì
|c=nei5,nai6
|oc=1+2,n
|dial=n
|cat=v
}}

====Definitions====
{{head|zh|hanzi}}

# {{lb|zh|literary}} to [[stop]]; to [[obstruct]]
#* {{zh-x|行{xíng} 或 使 之，止 或 尼{nì} 之。行{xíng} 止，非 人 所 能 也。|A man's advancement is effected, it may be, by others, and the stopping him is, it may be, from the efforts of others. But to advance a man or to stop his advance is really beyond the power of other men.|ref=Mencius-L}}{{attn|zh|2= Possibly poorly-reflexed Mandarin reading of 尼 = 女乙切?}}

====Compounds====
{{col3|zh|阻尼}}

===Etymology 5===
{{zh-forms|alt=乃,倷}}
{{rfe|zh}}

====Pronunciation====
{{zh-pron
|c-t=nai2
|dial=n
|cat=cls
}}

====Definitions====
{{head|zh|hanzi}}

# {{lb|zh|Taishanese}} a few; a little bit; some
#* {{zh-x|該尼|these ones|C-T}}
#* {{zh-x|有 尼 人 認為 台山話 難 過 廣州話。|Some people think Taishanese is harder than Cantonese.|C-T}}
# {{lb|zh|Taishanese}} the; those
# {{lb|zh|Taishanese}} more; -er
#* {{zh-x|廣州話 係 唔 係 難 尼 啊？|Is Cantonese harder?|C-T}}

=====Synonyms=====
{{zh-dial|些}}

===Etymology 6===
{{zh-forms}}

====Pronunciation====
{{zh-pron
|dial=n
|cat=pref
}}
{{rfp|zh}}

====Definitions====
{{head|zh|hanzi}}

# {{lb|zh|Leizhou Min}} {{n-g|Prefix in non-face-to-face kinship terms.}}

===Compounds===
{{col3|zh|尼泊爾|尼古丁|尼加拉瓜|尼龍|尼日爾|尼日利亞|毛里塔尼亞|尼采|尼安德塔人|尼站|尼童子|多明尼加|多米尼克|坦尚尼亞|尼斯信條|不列塔尼|尼羅河|愛沙尼亞|愛奧尼亞|尼父|師尼|印尼|仲尼|尼壇|尼日|布爾哥尼|哈尼族|分尼|威尼斯|宣尼|亞美尼亞|突尼西亞|比基尼|比基尼島|突尼斯|波士尼亞|提舍尼|盤尼西林|白尼羅河|摩尼教|溫尼伯|牟尼|毗尼日用|陀羅尼|阿多尼斯|鐵達尼號|腓尼基人|藍尼羅河|葉尼塞河|馬尼拉|馬尼拉麻|額爾德尼|陀羅尼被|阿尼林|阿摩尼亞|釋迦牟尼|邁錫尼城|羅馬尼亞|腓尼基|尼瑪|阿富汗尼|貝貝羅尼|腓尼基字母|梅拉尼婭|史撥尼克<tr:si2 but6 nei4 hak1>|斯普特尼克|迪士尼|泰坦尼克|尼雅|維吉尼亞|尼祿|哈尼喀塔木|歐尼|歐尼醬}}

{{C|zh|Buddhism|Monasticism}}

==Japanese==

===Kanji===
{{ja-kanji|grade=c|rs=尸02}}

====Readings====
{{ja-readings
|goon=に, ねい
|kanon=じ, でい
|kun=あま-
}}

====Compounds====
* {{ja-r|尼%僧|に%そう|a [[sister]]: a [[Buddhist]] or [[Christian]] [[nun]]}}

===Etymology 1===
{{ja-kanjitab|yomi=k|あま}}

Probably ultimately from {{der|ja|pi|amma||[[mother]]; [[woman]]}}.<ref name="KDJ">{{R:Kokugo Dai Jiten}}</ref><ref name="DJR"/>

====Pronunciation====
{{ja-pron|あま|acc=1|acc_ref=DJR|acc2=0|acc2_ref=DJR}}

====Noun====
{{ja-noun|あま}}

# [[nun]]
# {{lb|ja|derogatory}} [[woman]]

=====Derived terms=====
* {{ja-r|尼%君|あま%ぎみ|[[honorific]] term of [[address]] for a [[nun]] of high social [[standing]]}}
* {{ja-r|尼%御%前|あま% ご%ぜん|[[honorific]] term of [[address]] for a [[nun]]}}
* {{ja-r|尼%寺|あま%でら|a [[Buddhist]] [[temple]] at which [[nun]]s live; a [[Christian]] [[convent]] or [[nunnery]]}}
* {{ja-r|尼%法%師|あま% ほう%し|an [[ordained]] [[Buddhist]] [[nun]]}}

===Etymology 2===
{{ja-kanjitab|yomi=k|あま}}

{{clipping|ja|アマゾン|tr=Amazon|t=Amazon.com Inc}}.

====Pronunciation====
{{ja-pron|あま}}

====Proper noun====
{{ja-pos|proper|あま}}

# {{lb|ja|internet slang|dated}} [[Amazon]] {{q|Amazon.com Inc}}
#* {{quote-web|ja|url=https://twitter.com/hikaru_yamikage/status/1207963565841211392|date=2019-12-19|author=ja:闇陰ひかる@騎士団長兼任提督|work=Twitter}}
#*: {{ja-usex
|あ、空%戦アルト売ってる（´・ω・`）でも明日%'''尼'''から届くから
|^あ、くう%せん-^アルト うってる（´・ω・`）でも あす% '''^あま''' から とどく から
|Ah, aerial combat version of Alt is sold :( but I'll get it from '''Amazon''' tomorrow
}}

=====Synonyms=====
* {{ja-r|密%林|みつ%りん}}

===References===
<references/>

{{C|ja|Monasticism}}

==Korean==

===Etymology===
From {{der|ko|ltc|-}} {{ltc-l|尼|id=1}}. {{hanja-hunmong|니|ni|人類#중02B}}

===Hanja===
{{ko-hanja-search}}
{{ko-hanja|[[여승]]|니||이}}

# {{hanja form of|[[니]]/[[이]]|a Buddhist nun}}

====Compounds====
{{der-top|Compounds}}
* {{ko-l|^인니|印尼}}
* {{ko-l|이승|尼僧}}
* {{ko-l|비구니|比丘尼}}
* {{ko-l|^석가모니|釋迦牟尼}}
{{der-bottom}}

===References===
* {{R:hanjadoc|2652}}

==Vietnamese==

===Han character===
{{vi-readings|reading=ni, này, nê, nơi, nầy, nì|rs=尸02}}

# [[place#Noun|place]]