निधड़क
Hindi
Alternative forms
- निधरक (nidhrak) — regional
Etymology
From नि- (ni-, “without”) + धड़क (dhaṛak, “fear, hesitation”).
Pronunciation
- (Delhi) IPA(key): /nɪd̪ʱ.ɽək/, [nɪd̪ʱ.ɽɐk], /nɪ.d̪ʱə.ɽək/, [nɪ.d̪ʱɐ.ɽɐk]
- Hyphenation: निध‧ड़क, नि‧ध‧ड़क
Adjective
निधड़क • (nidhṛak or nidhaṛak) (indeclinable, Urdu spelling نِدَھڑَک)
Derived terms
- निधड़कता (nidhṛaktā)
- निधड़कपन (nidhṛakpan)
Adverb
निधड़क • (nidhṛak) (Urdu spelling نِدَھڑَک)
- fearlessly, boldly
- Synonyms: बेधड़क (bedhaṛak), बेखटके (bekhaṭke)
- unhesitatingly, without consideration
- Synonym: निःसंकोच (niḥsaṅkoc)
References
- Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975) “निधड़क”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. Sea of Hindi words] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha
- McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “निधड़क”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
- “निधड़क”, in ریخْتَہ لُغَت (rexta luġat) - Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English], Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2025.