निकट

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit निकट (nikaṭa).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi Hindi) IPA^(key): /nɪ.kəʈ/, [nɪ.kɐʈ]

Adjective

निकट • (nikaṭ) (indeclinable, Urdu spelling نکٹ)

1. near, close (within a short distance)

   Antonym: दूर (dūr)

2. close, dear

   निकट साथी ― nikaṭ sāthī ― close friend

Adverb

निकट • (nikaṭ)

1. near, close

Derived terms

• के निकट (ke nikaṭ)

References

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