निकट

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit निकट (nikaṭa).

Pronunciation

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

Adjective

निकट • (nikaṭ) (indeclinable, Urdu spelling نکٹ)

1. near, close (within a short distance)

   Antonym: दूर (dūr)

2. close, dear

   निकट साथी ― nikaṭ sāthī ― close friend

Adverb

निकट • (nikaṭ)

1. near, close

Derived terms

• के निकट (ke nikaṭ)

References

• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993), “निकट”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press

Marathi

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit निकट (nikaṭa). First attested as Old Marathi 𑘡𑘲𑘎𑘘 (nikaṭa).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ni.kəʈ/
• Hyphenation: नि‧कट
• Rhymes: -əʈ

Adjective

निकट • (nikaṭ) (indeclinable)

1. near, close

Adverb

निकट • (nikaṭ)

1. near, nigh, close

Synonyms

• जवळ (javaḷ) (most common)
• नजीक (najīk)
• समीप (samīp)

References

• Berntsen, Maxine (1982–1983), “निकट”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies
• Molesworth, James Thomas (1857), “निकट”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press
• Shankar Gopal Tulpule; Anne Feldhaus (1999), “निकट”, in A Dictionary of Old Marathi, Mumbai: Popular Prakashan