निकट
Hindi
Etymology
Borrowed from Sanskrit निकट (nikaṭa).
Pronunciation
- (Delhi) IPA(key): /nɪ.kəʈ/, [nɪ.kɐʈ]
Adjective
निकट • (nikaṭ) (indeclinable, Urdu spelling نکٹ)
- near, close (within a short distance)
- Antonym: दूर (dūr)
- close, dear
- निकट साथी ― nikaṭ sāthī ― close friend
Adverb
निकट • (nikaṭ)
Derived terms
- के निकट (ke nikaṭ)
References
- McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993), “निकट”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
Marathi
Etymology
Borrowed from Sanskrit निकट (nikaṭa). First attested as Old Marathi 𑘡𑘲𑘎𑘘 (nikaṭa).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ni.kəʈ/
- Hyphenation: नि‧कट
- Rhymes: -əʈ
Adjective
निकट • (nikaṭ) (indeclinable)
Adverb
निकट • (nikaṭ)
Synonyms
References
- Berntsen, Maxine (1982–1983), “निकट”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies
- Molesworth, James Thomas (1857), “निकट”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press
- Shankar Gopal Tulpule; Anne Feldhaus (1999), “निकट”, in A Dictionary of Old Marathi, Mumbai: Popular Prakashan