निडर

Hindi

Etymology

Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit *𑀡𑀺𑀟𑁆𑀟𑀭 (*ṇiḍḍara), from Sanskrit निर्दर (nirdara, pitiless, *fearless). Cognate with Pali niddara, Punjabi ਨਿੱਡਰ (niḍḍar), Gujarati નિડર (niḍar), and Nepali निडर (niḍar). Equivalent to नि- (ni-, off, without) +‎ डर (ḍar, fear).

Pronunciation

  • (Delhi) IPA(key): /nɪ.ɖəɾ/, [nɪ.ɖɐɾ]

Adjective

निडर • (niḍar) (indeclinable, Urdu spelling نڈر)

  1. fearless, brash

Derived terms

  • निडरपन (niḍarpan, fearlessness)
  • निडरता (niḍartā, fearlessness)

References