निराहार

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit निराहार (nirāhāra).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Hindi) IPA^(key): /nɪ.ɾɑː.ɦɑːɾ/, [nɪ.ɾäː.ɦäːɾ]

Adjective

निराहार • (nirāhār) (indeclinable)

1. not eating, fasting

   निराहार रहना ― nirāhār rahnā ― to go without eating

Adverb

निराहार • (nirāhār)

1. without eating, while fasting

   वह कमरे जाकर निराहार सो गया।

   vah kamre jākar nirāhār so gayā.

   He went to his room without eating and slept.

Further reading

• Caturvedi, Mahendra; Bhola Nath Tiwari (1970), “निराहार”, in A practical Hindi-English dictionary, Delhi: National Publishing House