किंकर्तव्यविमूढ़

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit किम् (kim, “what?”) +‎ कर्तव्य (kartavya, “to be done, duty”) +‎ विमूढ (vimūḍha, “perplexed, confused”), literally "confused about what to do". Cognate with Bengali কিংকর্তব্যবিমূঢ় (kiṅkortobyabimūṛho)

Pronunciation

(Delhi) IPA^(key): /kɪŋ.kəɾ.t̪əʋ.jə.ʋɪ.muːɽʱ/, [kɪ̃ŋ.kɐɾ.t̪ɐʋ.jɐ.ʋɪ.muːɽʱ], /kɪŋ.kəɾ.t̪əʋ.jə.ʋɪ.muːɽ/, [kɪ̃ŋ.kɐɾ.t̪ɐʋ.jɐ.ʋɪ.muːɽ]

Adjective

किंकर्तव्यविमूढ़ • (kiṅkartavyavimūṛh) (indeclinable)

1. (humorous) flabbergasted, bewildered, thunderstruck