बेफ़िक्री

Hindi

Etymology

From बेफ़िक्र (befikra) +‎ -ई (-ī).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /beː.fɪk.ɾiː/, /beː.pʰɪk.ɾiː/

Noun

बेफ़िक्री • (befikrī) f

1. carelessness; recklessness; carefreeness

   Synonyms: लापरवाही (lāparvāhī), निश्चिंतता (niścinttā)

   बेफ़िक्री की रोटियाँ ― befikrī kī roṭiyā̃ ― earnings without working (literally, “breads of carefreeness”)

Declension

Declension of बेफ़िक्री (fem ī-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	बेफ़िक्री befikrī	बेफ़िक्रियाँ befikriyā̃
oblique	बेफ़िक्री befikrī	बेफ़िक्रियों befikriyõ
vocative	बेफ़िक्री befikrī	बेफ़िक्रियो befikriyo

Further reading

• Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975) “बेफिक्री”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. Sea of Hindi words] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha, page 3555