masculine; plural accusative occasionally ~ani · nigama 1 · nigama 2
market town
nigama , nt. , a high number: Gv 134.1 ; Mvy 7919 , cited from Gv ; = Tib. dpag bral . Equivalent to vigama , q.v.
a small town, a market town; the people of a town
Nigama [Sanskrit nigama, from nigacchati = a meeting-place or market, cf. English moot-hall = market hall] a small town, market town (opposite janapada); often combined with gāma {320} (see gāma 2) Vin I 110 (°sīma), 188 (°kathā), 197 (Setakaṇṇika°); D I 7 (°kathā), 101 (°sāmanta), 193, 237; M I 429, 488; Pv II 13 18 ; Ja VI 330; Pv-a 111 (Asitañjana°, v.l. nagara). Cf. negama.
【陽】 市鎮。
(masc, masc, from nigacchati) town; market town market town [lit.] going down Construction: ni + √gam + a
(nt, nt, from nigacchati) town; market town [lit.] going down Construction: ni + √gam + a