neuter
projection; end, culmination
Nikūṭa [ni + kūṭa to kūṭa 2 ] a corner, top, climax Ja I 278 (Arahatta°, where usually arahattena kūṭaṃ etc.); Sv I 307 (the same).
(masc, masc) peak; climax; culmination; apex; apogee Construction: ni + √kuṭ > kūṭ + *a