निकट

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit निकट (nikaṭa).

Pronunciation

  • (Delhi) IPA(key): /nɪ.kəʈ/, [nɪ.kɐʈ]

Adjective

निकट • (nikaṭ) (indeclinable, Urdu spelling نکٹ)

  1. near, close (within a short distance)
    Antonym: दूर (dūr)
  2. close, dear
    निकट साथीnikaṭ sāthīclose friend

Adverb

निकट • (nikaṭ)

  1. near, close

Derived terms

References

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)

  1. near, close

Adverb

निकट • (nikaṭ)

  1. near, nigh, close

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