निडर

Hindi

Etymology

Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit *𑀡𑀺𑀟𑁆𑀟𑀭 (*ṇiḍḍara), from Sanskrit निर्दर (nirdara, “pitiless, *fearless”). Cognate with Pali niddara, Punjabi ਨਿੱਡਰ (niḍḍar), Gujarati નિડર (niḍar), and Nepali निडर (niḍar). Equivalent to नि- (ni-, “off, without”) +‎ डर (ḍar, “fear”).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi Hindi) IPA^(key): /nɪ.ɖəɾ/, [nɪ.ɖɐɾ]

Adjective

निडर • (niḍar) (indeclinable, Urdu spelling نڈر)

1. fearless, brash

Derived terms

• निडरपन (niḍarpan, “fearlessness”)
• निडरता (niḍartā, “fearlessness”)

References

• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “निडर”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “nirdara”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press