--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, TurquoiseB <no_re...@...> wrote:
>
> > > Oh, well, niivaara, no wonder. That changes everything! ;-)
> >
> > It actually *does*:
> >
> > 4 ***nivAra m. keeping off*** , hindering , impediment (cf.
> > %{dur-niv-}) ; (%{A}) f. N. of a river MBh. VP. (v.l. %{nIv-}).
> > 5 nIvArA v.l. for %{nivArA} (see under %{ni-vR}).
> > 6 nIvara m. ( %{nI}? ; cf. Un2. iii.) a trader ; an inhabitant ; a
> > beggar ; mud ; n. water L.
> > 7 ***nIvAra m. (ifc. f. %{A}) wild rice*** (sg. the plant ; pl. the
> > grains)
>
> Yeah, but was the nIvAra wearing a hat?
>
I think I've seen him wearing a hat rather like
the one Tibetan monks are sometimes using.
Seems quite a lot like "UFO/ETI-inspired"... :D
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