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Hindi
Etymology
नि- (ni-, “not”) + खटना (khaṭnā, “to toil, to earn”).
Pronunciation
- (Delhi) IPA(key): /nɪ.kʰəʈ.ʈuː/,
- Rhymes: -əʈ.ʈuː
- Hyphenation: नि‧खट्‧टू
Adjective
निखट्टू • (nikhaṭṭū) (Urdu spelling نکھٹو)
- idle, feckless
- unemployed
- useless, worthless
Noun
निखट्टू • (nikhaṭṭū) m (Urdu spelling نکھٹو)
- idler, loafer, useless fellow; someone who is not engaged in meaningful work
Declension
Declension of निखट्टू (sg-only masc ū-stem)
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singular
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निखट्टू
nikhaṭṭū
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निखट्टू
nikhaṭṭū
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| vocative
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निखट्टू
nikhaṭṭū
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References
- McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “निखट्टू”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
- S. W. Fallon (1879) “निखट्टू”, in A New Hindustani-English Dictionary, Banaras, London: Trubner and Co.
- Bahri, Hardev (1989) “निखट्टू”, in Siksarthi Hindi-Angrejhi Sabdakosa [Learners' Hindi-English Dictionary], Delhi: Rajpal & Sons.
- Caturvedi, Mahendra, Bhola Nath Tiwari (1970) “निखट्टू”, in A practical Hindi-English dictionary, Delhi: National Publishing House
- Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975) “निखट्टू”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. Sea of Hindi words] (in Hindi), Kashi : Nagari Pracarini Sabha