निर्मल

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit निर्मल (nirmala). Synchronically analyzable as निस्- (nis-) +‎ मल (mal).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /nɪɾ.məl/, [nɪɾ.mɐl]
• Rhymes: -əl

Adjective

निर्मल • (nirmal)

1. pure, clean

   Synonym: ख़ालिस (xālis)

Noun

निर्मल • (nirmal) f

1. a female given name from Sanskrit, equivalent to English Nirmal

References

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