नेक

Hindi

Etymology

From Classical Persian نیک (nēk), from Middle Persian 𐭭𐭩𐭪‎ (nēk, nīk). Cognate to Bengali ন্যাকা (nêka).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /neːk/
• Rhymes: -eːk

Adjective

नेक • (nek)

1. virtuous, pure, good

   (deprecated template usage) नेक कार्य ― nek kārya ― good deed

Derived terms

• नेकदिल (nekdil)

References

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

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Pali

Alternative forms

Alternative scripts

• neka (Latin script)
• 𑀦𑁂𑀓 (Brahmi script)
• নেক (Bengali script)
• නෙක (Sinhalese script)
• နေက or ၼေၵ (Burmese script)
• เนก or เนกะ (Thai script)
• ᨶᩮᨠ (Tai Tham script)
• ເນກ or ເນກະ (Lao script)
• នេក (Khmer script)
• 𑄚𑄬𑄇 (Chakma script)

Adjective

नेक

1. Devanagari script form of neka