नेक
Hindi
Etymology
Borrowed from Classical Persian نیک (nēk), from Middle Persian 𐭭𐭩𐭪 (nyk /nēk, nīk/). Cognate to Bengali ন্যাকা (nẏaka).
Pronunciation
- (Delhi Hindi) IPA(key): /neːk/, [n̪eːk]
- Rhymes: -eːk
Adjective
नेक • (nek) (indeclinable, Urdu spelling نیک)
- virtuous, pure, good
- नेक कार्य ― nek kārya ― good deed
Derived terms
- नेकदिल (nekdil)
References
- McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993), “नेक”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
Pali
Alternative forms
Alternative forms
- neka (Latin script)
- 𑀦𑁂𑀓 (Brahmi script)
- নেক (Bengali script)
- නෙක (Sinhalese script)
- နေက or ၼေၵ (Burmese script)
- เนก or เนกะ (Thai script)
- ᨶᩮᨠ (Tai Tham script)
- ເນກ or ເນກະ (Lao script)
- នេក (Khmer script)
- 𑄚𑄬𑄇 (Chakma script)
Adjective
नेक
- Devanagari script form of neka