नुकसान

See also: नुक़सान

Hindi

Pronunciation

• (Delhi Hindi) IPA^(key): /nʊq.sɑːn/, [nʊq.sä̃ːn], /nʊk.sɑːn/, [nʊk.sä̃ːn]

Noun

नुकसान • (nuqsān) m

1. nuqtaless form of नुक़सान (nuqsān)

Usage notes

While the nuqta-lacking variant नुकसान (nuksān) is considered incorrect by some, it is a common variant.

Declension

Declension of नुकसान (masc cons-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	नुकसान nuqsān	नुकसान nuqsān
oblique	नुकसान nuqsān	नुकसानों nuqsānõ
vocative	नुकसान nuqsān	नुकसानो nuqsāno

Marathi

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic نُقْصَان (nuqṣān), from نَقَصَ (naqaṣa, “to decrease, diminish”). Compare Gujarati નુકસાન (nuksān), Hindi नुक़सान (nuqsān), Punjabi ਨੁਕਸਾਨ (nuksān) / نُقصان (nuqṣān).

Noun

नुकसान • (nuksān) n

1. harm, damage, loss, injury

References

• Berntsen, Maxine, “नुकसान”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies, 1982-1983.
• Molesworth, James Thomas (1857) “नुकसान”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press
• दाते, यशवंत रामकृष्ण [Date, Yashwant Ramkrishna] (1932-1950) “नुकसान-नी”, in महाराष्ट्र शब्दकोश (mahārāṣṭra śabdakoś) (in Marathi), पुणे [Pune]: महाराष्ट्र कोशमंडळ (mahārāṣṭra kośmaṇḍaḷ).