निरर्थक
Marathi
Etymology
Borrowed from Sanskrit निरर्थक (nirarthaka).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ni.ɾəɾ.t̪ʰək/
Adjective
निरर्थक • (nirarthak) (indeclinable)
- pointless, meaningless, unprofitable,
- Synonym: व्यर्थ (vyartha)
- unnecessary, uncalled-for
- Synonym: अनावश्यक (anāvaśyak)
References
- Berntsen, Maxine (1982–1983) “निरर्थक”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies
- Molesworth, James Thomas (1857) “निरर्थक”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press
Sanskrit
Alternative scripts
Alternative scripts
- নিৰৰ্থক (Assamese script)
- ᬦᬶᬭᬃᬣᬓ (Balinese script)
- নিরর্থক (Bengali script)
- 𑰡𑰰𑰨𑰨𑰿𑰞𑰎 (Bhaiksuki script)
- 𑀦𑀺𑀭𑀭𑁆𑀣𑀓 (Brahmi script)
- နိရရ်္ထက (Burmese script)
- નિરર્થક (Gujarati script)
- ਨਿਰਰ੍ਥਕ (Gurmukhi script)
- 𑌨𑌿𑌰𑌰𑍍𑌥𑌕 (Grantha script)
- ꦤꦶꦫꦂꦡꦏ (Javanese script)
- 𑂢𑂱𑂩𑂩𑂹𑂟𑂍 (Kaithi script)
- ನಿರರ್ಥಕ (Kannada script)
- និរថ៌ក (Khmer script)
- ນິຣຣ຺ຖກ (Lao script)
- നിരര്ഥക (Malayalam script)
- ᠨᡳᡵᠠᡵᡨᠠᡬᠠ (Manchu script)
- 𑘡𑘱𑘨𑘨𑘿𑘞𑘎 (Modi script)
- ᠨᠢᠷᠠᠷᠲᠠᢉᠠ (Mongolian script)
- 𑧁𑧒𑧈𑧈𑧠𑦾𑦮 (Nandinagari script)
- 𑐣𑐶𑐬𑐬𑑂𑐠𑐎 (Newa script)
- ନିରର୍ଥକ (Odia script)
- ꢥꢶꢬꢬ꣄ꢢꢒ (Saurashtra script)
- 𑆤𑆴𑆫𑆫𑇀𑆡𑆑 (Sharada script)
- 𑖡𑖰𑖨𑖨𑖿𑖞𑖎 (Siddham script)
- නිරර්ථක (Sinhalese script)
- 𑩯𑩑𑩼𑩼 𑪙𑩬𑩜 (Soyombo script)
- 𑚝𑚮𑚤𑚤𑚶𑚚𑚊 (Takri script)
- நிரர்த²க (Tamil script)
- నిరర్థక (Telugu script)
- นิรรฺถก (Thai script)
- ནི་ར་རྠ་ཀ (Tibetan script)
- 𑒢𑒱𑒩𑒩𑓂𑒟𑒏 (Tirhuta script)
- 𑨝𑨁𑨫𑨫𑩇𑨚𑨋 (Zanabazar Square script)
Etymology
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Pronunciation
- (Vedic) IPA(key): /ni.ɾɐɾ.tʰɐ.kɐ/
- (Classical Sanskrit) IPA(key): /n̪i.ɾɐɾ.t̪ʰɐ.kɐ/
Adjective
निरर्थक • (nirarthaka)
- useless, vain, unsuccessful MBh. Kāv. &c.
- unmeaning, nonsensical MBh.