सन्निकट

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit संनिकट (saṃnikaṭa), from सम्- (sam-) +‎ निकट (nikaṭa, “near”).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi Hindi) IPA^(key): /sən.nɪ.kəʈ/, [sɐ̃n.nɪ.kɐʈ]

Adjective

सन्निकट • (sannikaṭ) (indeclinable)

1. adjacent, next to

   Synonyms: समीप (samīp), पास (pās)

   सन्निकट पड़ोसी ― sannikaṭ paṛosī ― adjacent neighbour

2. approximate, rough

References

• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “सन्निकट”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
• Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975) “सन्निकट”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. Sea of Hindi words] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha