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Hindi
Etymology
Borrowed from Classical Persian نادان (nādān). Compare Bengali নাদান (nadan).
Pronunciation
- (Delhi) IPA(key): /nɑː.d̪ɑːn/,
- Rhymes: -ɑːn
- Hyphenation: ना‧दान
Adjective
नादान • (nādān) (indeclinable, Urdu spelling نادان)
- foolish, naive, ignorant (also used attributively)
References
- Bahri, Hardev (1989) “नादान”, in Siksarthi Hindi-Angrejhi Sabdakosa [Learners' Hindi-English Dictionary], Delhi: Rajpal & Sons.
- Caturvedi, Mahendra, Bhola Nath Tiwari (1970) “नादान”, in A practical Hindi-English dictionary, Delhi: National Publishing House
- Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975) “नादान”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. Sea of Hindi words] (in Hindi), Kashi : Nagari Pracarini Sabha
- McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “नादान”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
- Platts, John T. (1884) “nā-dān”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & Co.
Marathi
Etymology
Borrowed from Classical Persian نادان (nādān).
Pronunciation
Adjective
नादान • (nādān) (indeclinable)
- incapable
- Synonyms: असमर्थ (asmartha), अक्षम (akṣam)
- (rare) ignorant
- Synonym: अज्ञानी (ajñānī)
Declension
- Molesworth, James Thomas (1857) “नादान”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press