𑀡𑀺𑀓𑁆𑀓

Prakrit

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *neygʷ-

Proto-Indo-European *-tós

Proto-Indo-European *nigʷtós

Sanskrit निक्त (nikta)

Prakrit 𑀡𑀺𑀓𑁆𑀓

From Sanskrit निक्त (niktá, “washed, cleaned”) with irregular -kk- from -kt-.

Adjective

𑀡𑀺𑀓𑁆𑀓 (ṇikka) (Devanagari णिक्क)

1. clean; completely cleaned

Declension

• Central Indo-Aryan:
  • Awadhi: नीक (nīk)
  • Hindustani:
    • Hindi: नीका (nīkā)
    • Urdu: نیکا (nīkā)
• Eastern Indo-Aryan:
  • Assamese: নিকা (nika)
  • Bengali: নিকা (nika)
  • Maithili: निक (nik), नीक (nīk)
  • Odia: ନିକ (nika), ନିକା (nikā), ନିକାଇବା (nikāibā)
• Northern Indo-Aryan:
  • Kumaoni: निको (niko)
  • Nepali: निको (niko)
• Northwestern Indo-Aryan:
  • Punjabi:

    Gurmukhi script: ਨਿੱਕਾ (nikkā)

    Shahmukhi script: نکا (nikkā)

• Southern Indo-Aryan:
  • Marathi: निके (nike)
• Western Indo-Aryan:
  • Gujarati: નીકું (nīkũ)

References

• Sheth, Hargovind Das T[rikamcand] (1923–1928), “णिक्क”, in पाइअ-सद्द-महण्णवो [pāia-sadda-mahaṇṇavo, Ocean of Prakrit words] (in Hindi), Calcutta: [Published by the Author].
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), “niktá”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 409