नक्ति

From Proto-Indo-European *nókʷts. Cognate with Ancient Greek νύξ (núx), Latin nox, Russian ночь (nočʹ), Old English niht (whence English night).

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /n̪ɐ́k.t̪i/, [n̪ɐ́k̚.t̪i]
• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈn̪ɐk.t̪i/, [ˈn̪ɐk̚.t̪i]

नक्ति • (nákti) f

1. night
   • c. 1700 BCE – 1200 BCE, Ṛgveda 2.2.2:

     अभि त्वा नक्तीरुषसो ववाशिरेऽग्ने वत्सं न स्वसरेषु धेनवः।
     दिव इवेदरतिर्मानुषा युगा क्षपो भासि पुरुवार संयतः॥

     abhi tvā naktīruṣaso vavāśire’gne vatsaṃ na svasareṣu dhenavaḥ.
     diva ivedaratirmānuṣā yugā kṣapo bhāsi puruvāra saṃyataḥ.

     At night and morning, Agni, have they called to thee, like milch-kine in their stalls lowing to meet their young.
     As messenger of heaven thou lightest all night long the families of men. Thou Lord of precious boons.

   Synonyms: क्षप् (kṣáp), रात्रि (rā́tri), रजनी (rájanī)

• नक्त (nákta)