किंकर्तव्यविमूढ़

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Hindi

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Sanskrit किम् (kim, what?) +‎ कर्तव्य (kartavya, to be done, duty) +‎ विमूढ (vimūḍha, perplexed, confused), literally "confused about what to do". Cognate with Bengali কিংকর্তব্যবিমূঢ় (kiṅkortobyabimūṛho)

Pronunciation

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(Delhi) IPA(key): /kɪŋ.kəɾ.t̪əʋ.jə.ʋɪ.muːɽʱ/, [kɪ̃ŋ.kɐɾ.t̪ɐʋ.jɐ.ʋɪ.muːɽʱ], /kɪŋ.kəɾ.t̪əʋ.jə.ʋɪ.muːɽ/, [kɪ̃ŋ.kɐɾ.t̪ɐʋ.jɐ.ʋɪ.muːɽ]

Adjective

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किंकर्तव्यविमूढ़ (kiṅkartavyavimūṛh) (indeclinable)

  1. (humorous) flabbergasted, bewildered, thunderstruck