नीचा
See also: नाच and नीचे
Hindi
Etymology
Inherited 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 Hindi) IPA(key): /niː.t͡ʃɑː/, [n̪iː.t͡ʃäː]
Adjective
नीचा • (nīcā) (Urdu spelling نيچا)
- low, under
- Antonym: ऊँचा (ū̃cā)
- lesser, inferior
Declension
Declension of नीचा (ā-stem)
masculine | feminine | |||
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singular | plural | singular | plural | |
direct | नीचा nīcā | नीचे nīce | नीची nīcī | नीची nīcī |
oblique | नीचे nīce | नीचे nīce | नीची nīcī | नीची nīcī |
vocative | नीचे nīce | नीचे nīce | नीची nīcī | नीची nīcī |
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 [Learners' Hindi-English Dictionary], Delhi: Rajpal & Sons.
- Platts, John T. (1884), “नीचा”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & Co.