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Hindi
Etymology
From नि- (ni-, “without”) + धड़क (dhaṛak, “fear, hesitation”).
Pronunciation
- (Delhi) IPA(key): /nɪd̪ʱ.ɽək/, , /nɪ.d̪ʱə.ɽək/,
- Hyphenation: निध‧ड़क, नि‧ध‧ड़क
Adjective
निधड़क • (nidhṛak or nidhaṛak) (indeclinable, Urdu spelling نِدَھڑَک)
- fearless, bold
- Synonyms: निडर (niḍar), निर्भय (nirbhay), बेधड़क (bedhaṛak), बेखटक (bekhaṭak)
Derived terms
Adverb
निधड़क • (nidhṛak) (Urdu spelling نِدَھڑَک)
- fearlessly, boldly
- Synonyms: बेधड़क (bedhaṛak), बेखटके (bekhaṭke)
- unhesitatingly, without consideration
- Synonym: निःसंकोच (niḥsaṅkoc)
References
- Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975) “निधड़क”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. Sea of Hindi words] (in Hindi), Kashi : Nagari Pracarini Sabha
- McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “निधड़क”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
- “निधड़क”, in ریخْتَہ لُغَت (rexta luġat) - Rekhta Dictionary , Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2024.