नेक

See also: नाक, नेकी, and निका

Braj

Adverb

नेक (nek)

1. little, just
2. for a short period

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian نیک (nēk), from Middle Persian 𐭭𐭩𐭪 (nyk /⁠nēk⁠/). Cognate to Bengali ন্যাকা (nêka).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi Hindi) IPA^(key): /neːk/
• Rhymes: -eːk

Adjective

नेक • (nek) (indeclinable, Urdu spelling نیک)

1. virtuous, pure, good

   नेक कार्य ― nek kārya ― good deed

Derived terms

• नेकदिल (nekdil)

References

• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “नेक”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press

Pali

Alternative forms

Alternative forms

• neka (Latin script)
• 𑀦𑁂𑀓 (Brahmi script)
• নেক (Bengali script)
• නෙක (Sinhalese script)
• နေက or ၼေၵ (Burmese script)
• เนก or เนกะ (Thai script)
• ᨶᩮᨠ (Tai Tham script)
• ເນກ or ເນກະ (Lao script)
• នេក (Khmer script)
• 𑄚𑄬𑄇 (Chakma script)

Adjective

नेक

1. Devanagari script form of neka