निखट्टू

Hindi

Etymology

नि- (ni-, “not”) +‎ खटना (khaṭnā, “to toil, to earn”).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi Hindi) IPA^(key): /nɪ.kʰəʈ.ʈuː/, [nɪ.kʰɐʈ̚.ʈuː]
• Rhymes: -əʈ.ʈuː
• Hyphenation: नि‧खट्‧टू

Adjective

निखट्टू • (nikhaṭṭū) (Urdu spelling نکھٹو)

1. idle, feckless
2. unemployed
3. useless, worthless

Noun

निखट्टू • (nikhaṭṭū) m (Urdu spelling نکھٹو)

1. idler, loafer, useless fellow; someone who is not engaged in meaningful work

Declension

Declension of निखट्टू (sg-only masc ū-stem)

	singular
direct	निखट्टू nikhaṭṭū
oblique	निखट्टू nikhaṭṭū
vocative	निखट्टू nikhaṭṭū

References

• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “निखट्टू”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
• S. W. Fallon (1879) “निखट्टू”, in A New Hindustani-English Dictionary, Banaras, London: Trubner and Co.
• Bahri, Hardev (1989) “निखट्टू”, in Siksarthi Hindi-Angrejhi Sabdakosa [Learners' Hindi-English Dictionary], Delhi: Rajpal & Sons.
• Caturvedi, Mahendra, Bhola Nath Tiwari (1970) “निखट्टू”, in A practical Hindi-English dictionary, Delhi: National Publishing House
• Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975) “निखट्टू”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. Sea of Hindi words] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha