निराहार

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Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit निराहार (nirāhāra).

Pronunciation

  • (Delhi) IPA(key): /nɪ.ɾɑː.ɦɑːɾ/,

Adjective

निराहार (nirāhār) (indeclinable)

  1. not eating, fasting
    निराहार रहनाnirāhār rahnāto go without eating

Adverb

निराहार (nirāhār)

  1. 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