Nepali

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Etymology

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Inherited from Prakrit णिक्क (ṇikka), from Sanskrit निक्त (niktá).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [niko]
  • Phonetic Devanagari: निको

Adjective

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निको (niko)

  1. cured, healed
  2. refreshed
  3. liked
  4. well-mannered

References

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  • निको”, in नेपाली बृहत् शब्दकोश (nepālī br̥hat śabdakoś) [Comprehensive Nepali Dictionary]‎[1], Kathmandu: Nepal Academy, 2018
  • Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “niktá”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 409