नेक

See also: नाक, नेकी, and निका

Braj

Adverb

नेक (nek)

little, just
for a short period

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian (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)

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

Devanagari script form of neka

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