निडर
Hindi
editEtymology
editInherited from Sauraseni Prakrit *𑀡𑀺𑀟𑁆𑀟𑀭 (*ṇiḍḍara), from Sanskrit निर्दर (nirdara, “pitiless, *fearless”). Cognate with Pali niddara, Punjabi ਨਿੱਡਰ (niḍḍar), Gujarati નિડર (niḍar), and Nepali निडर (niḍar). Equivalent to नि- (ni-, “off, without”) + डर (ḍar, “fear”).
Pronunciation
editAdjective
editनिडर • (niḍar) (indeclinable, Urdu spelling نڈر)
Derived terms
editReferences
edit- McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “निडर”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “nirdara”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press