निरंतर

Borrowed from Sanskrit निरन्तर (nirantara).

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /nɪ.ɾən.t̪əɾ/, [nɪ.ɾɐ̃n̪.t̪ɐɾ]

निरंतर • (nirantar)

1. unceasingly, without pause

   Synonym: लगातार (lagātār)

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit निरन्तर (nirantara). First attested as Old Marathi 𑘡𑘲𑘨𑘳𑘽𑘝𑘨 (nīruṃtara). By surface analysis, निर्- (nir-, “without”) +‎ अंतर (antar, “distance, gap”).

• IPA^(key): /ni.ɾən.t̪əɾ/

निरंतर • (nirantar)

1. continuous, persistent

   Synonym: संतत (santat)

   त्याच्या निरंतर प्रयत्नांना अखेर फळ मिळाले आणि तो त्याच्या वडिलांशी पुन्हा भेटला.

   tyācyā nirantar prayatnānnā akher phaḷ miḷāle āṇi to tyācyā vaḍilāuśī punhā bheṭlā.

   His persistent efforts finally paid off and he was reunited with his father.

निरंतर • (nirantar)

1. continuously, unceasingly, constantly

   गेली चाळीस वर्षे निरंतर येथे राहिलेली ती एकमेव आहे.

   gelī cāḷīs varṣe nirantar yethe rāhilelī tī ekmev āhe.

   She is the only one who has stayed here continuously for the past forty years.

• Berntsen, Maxine (1982–1983) “निरंतर”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies
• दाते, यशवंत रामकृष्ण [Date, Yashwant Ramkrishna] (1932-1950) “निरंतर”, in महाराष्ट्र शब्दकोश (mahārāṣṭra śabdakoś) (in Marathi), पुणे [Pune]: महाराष्ट्र कोशमंडळ (mahārāṣṭra kośmaṇḍaḷ)