नीचा

See also: नाच and नीचे

Hindi

Etymology

From Sanskrit नीच (nīcá), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *ní (“down”), from Proto-Indo-European *ni.

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /niː.t͡ʃɑː/, [niː.t͡ʃäː]

Adjective

नीचा • (nīcā) (Urdu spelling نيچا)

1. low, under

   Antonym: ऊँचा (ū̃cā)

2. lesser, inferior

References

• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “नीचा”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
• Bahri, Hardev (1989) “नीचा”, in Siksarthi Hindi-Angrejhi Sabdakosa [Learners' Hindi-English Dictionary], Delhi: Rajpal & Sons.
• Platts, John T. (1884) “नीचा”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & Co.