desire, craving, longing for, wish Thag.20; Pts.ii.72, Pts.ii.101; Dhs.1059 Dhs.1136; Vism.239, Vism.580; Dhs-a.369; Dhp-a.iv.63; DN-a.i.110 Dāvs iii.40.

Sk. nikānti, ni + kamati