डरपोक

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Hindi[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From the stems of डरना (ḍarnā, “to be afraid”) +‎ पोंकना (põknā, “to be fear-stricken”).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • (Delhi Hindi) IPA(key): /ɖəɾ.poːk/, [ɖɐɾ.poːk]
  • Rhymes: -oːk
  • Hyphenation: डर‧पोक

Adjective[edit]

डरपोक • (ḍarpok) (indeclinable)

  1. timid, cowardly, weak-hearted
    Synonyms: डरपोकना (ḍarpoknā), भीरु (bhīru), कायर (kāyar)
    क्या तू डरपोक है? ― kyā tū ḍarpok hai? ― Are you a coward?

Derived terms[edit]

References[edit]

  • Bahri, Caturvedi, Dasa-Hindi (2022) “डरपोक”, in Digital Dictionaries of South India [Combined Hindi Dictionaries]
  • McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “डर”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
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