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Hindi
Etymology
Borrowed from Sanskrit निराहार (nirāhāra).
Pronunciation
- (Delhi) IPA(key): /nɪ.ɾɑː.ɦɑːɾ/,
Adjective
निराहार • (nirāhār) (indeclinable)
- not eating, fasting
- निराहार रहना ― nirāhār rahnā ― to go without eating
Adverb
निराहार • (nirāhār)
- without eating, while fasting
वह कमरे जाकर निराहार सो गया।- vah kamre jākar nirāhār so gayā.
- He went to his room without eating and slept.
Further reading
- Caturvedi, Mahendra, Bhola Nath Tiwari (1970) “निराहार”, in A practical Hindi-English dictionary, Delhi: National Publishing House