नीचा

See also: नाच and नीचे

Hindi

Etymology

Derived from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀡𑀺𑀘𑁆𑀘 (ṇicca) + Middle Indo-Aryan -𑀓- (-ka-), from Sanskrit नीच (nīcá), from Proto-Indo-Aryan *(H)niHćás (“facing down”), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *HniHčás, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁ni-h₃kʷ-ós, from *h₁ní (“down”) +‎ *-h₃kʷ- (“facing, looking”).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /niː.t͡ʃɑː/, [niː.t͡ʃäː]

Adjective

नीचा • (nīcā) (Urdu spelling نيچا)

1. low, under

   Antonym: ऊँचा (ū̃cā)

2. lesser, inferior

Declension

Declension of नीचा (ā-stem)

	masculine		feminine
	singular	plural	singular	plural
direct	नीचा nīcā	नीचे nīce	नीची nīcī	नीची nīcī
oblique	नीचे nīce	नीचे nīce	नीची nīcī	नीची nīcī
vocative	नीचे nīce	नीचे nīce	नीची nīcī	नीची nīcī

References

• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “नीचा”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
• Bahri, Hardev (1989) “नीचा”, in Siksarthi Hindi-Angrejhi Sabdakosa [Learners' Hindi-English Dictionary], Delhi: Rajpal & Sons.
• Platts, John T. (1884) “नीचा”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & Co.