निकास

See also: नक्सा

Bundeli

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit निष्कास (niṣkāsa). Related to निकासबो (nikāsbo), निकासी (nikāsī).

Noun

निकास (nikās) m

1. exit
2. drain, outlet

Further reading

• रमेश गुप्त [Ramesh Gupt] (2011) “निकास”, in श्रीराम तिवारी [Shriram Tiwari], अशोक मिश्र [Ashok Mishra], editors, बुन्देली - हिन्दी शब्दकोश [Bundeli - Hindi Dictionary] (in Hindi), शिवाजी नगर, भोपाल [Shivaji Nagar, Bhopal]: संस्कृति संचालनालय, माध्यमिक शिक्षा मण्डल परिसर [Sanskriti Sanchalanalaya, Madhyamik Shiksha Mandal Parisar], →ISBN, page 156, column 2.
• डॉ॰ सरोज गुप्ता [Dr. Saroj Gupta] (2016) “निकास”, in प्रामाणिक वृहद बुन्देली शब्द कोश [Authoritative and Extensive Bundeli Dictionary] (in Hindi), ७२१—७२२, इन्दिरा भवन, लखनऊ (उ॰प्र॰) [721—722, Indira Bhavan, Lucknow (U.P.)]: उत्तर प्रदेश भाषा संस्थान [Uttar Pradesh Bhasha Sansthan], page 229, column 2.
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “niṣkāsa”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 422

Hindi

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit निष्कास (niṣkāsa). Related to निकासना (nikāsnā), निकसना (nikasnā), निकासी (nikāsī).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi Hindi) IPA^(key): /nɪ.kɑːs/, [nɪ.käːs]
• Hyphenation: नि‧कास
• Rhymes: -ɑːs

Noun

निकास • (nikās) m (Urdu spelling نِکَاس)

1. exit

   अग्नि निकास ― agni nikās ― fire exit

2. drain, outlet

   जल निकास ― jal nikās ― drain (for water)

Declension

Declension of निकास (masc cons-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	निकास nikās	निकास nikās
oblique	निकास nikās	निकासों nikāsõ
vocative	निकास nikās	निकासो nikāso

Derived terms

• निकास नली (nikās nalī)
• निकासपत्र (nikāspatra)

Further reading

• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “निकास”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press, page 558
• “निकास”, in ریخْتَہ لُغَت (rexta luġat) - Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English], Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2024.
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “niṣkāsa”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 422