adjective · nīca 1 · nīca 2
low
low; lowly; inferior, base, mean; short
Nīca (adjective) [Vedic nīca, adjective-formation from adverb ni°, cf. Sanskrit nyañc downward] low, inferior, humble (opposite ucca high, from adverb ud°) Vin I 46, 47; II 194; D I 109, 179, 194; A V 82; Pj II 424 (nīcaṃ karoti to degrade); and passim . -kula of low clan Ja I 106; Snp 411; °(°ā)kulīna belonging to low caste Snp 462; -cittatā being humble-hearted Dhs 1340; As 395; -pīṭhaka a low stool Dhp-a IV 177; -mano humble Snp 252 (= nīcacitto Pj II 293); -seyyā a low bed A I 212 (opposite uccāsayana).
【形】 低的，卑下的，次等的。~kula,【中】 賤種姓（低的印度世襲階級）。~kulīnatā,【陰】 有出生卑賤的情況。~āsana,【中】 低座。
(adj, adj) low; short low
(adj, adj) poor; inferior; humble; low class humble, inferior [lit.] low