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Hindi
Etymology
Derived from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀡𑀺𑀘𑁆𑀘 (ṇicca) + Middle Indo-Aryan -𑀓- (-ka-), from Sanskrit नीच (nīcá), from Proto-Indo-Aryan *(H)niHćás (“facing down”), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *HniHčás, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁ni-h₃kʷ-ós, from *h₁ní (“down”) + *-h₃kʷ- (“facing, looking”).
Pronunciation
- (Delhi) IPA(key): /niː.t͡ʃɑː/,
Adjective
नीचा • (nīcā) (Urdu spelling نيچا)
- low, under
- Antonym: ऊँचा (ū̃cā)
- lesser, inferior
Declension
Declension of नीचा (ā-stem)
References
- McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “नीचा”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
- Bahri, Hardev (1989) “नीचा”, in Siksarthi Hindi-Angrejhi Sabdakosa, Delhi: Rajpal & Sons.
- Platts, John T. (1884) “नीचा”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & Co.