नीरस

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Hindi

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit नीरस (nīrasa).

Pronunciation

  • (Delhi) IPA(key): /niː.ɾəs/,

Adjective

नीरस • (nīras) (indeclinable)

  1. without sap, without taste or flavor
  2. dry, arid (of terrain)
  3. empty, uninteresting (of remarks, writings)
  4. unfeeling, insensitive

Noun

नीरस • (nīras) m

  1. dryness, dullness

Declension

Declension of नीरस (masc cons-stem)
singular plural
direct नीरस
nīras 		नीरस
nīras
oblique नीरस
nīras 		नीरसों
nīrasõ
vocative नीरस
nīras 		नीरसो
nīraso

References

Sanskrit

Alternative forms

Alternative scripts

Etymology

निर्- (nir-, “without”) +‎ रस (rasa, “juice”).

Pronunciation

Adjective

नीरस • (nīrasa) stem

  1. without juice, sapless, dried up, withered
  2. flavourless, tasteless
  3. insipid, without charm, dull

Noun

नीरस • (nīrasa) stem, ?

  1. pomegranate

Derived terms

References

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