नुकसान

Hindi

Pronunciation

  • (Delhi) IPA(key): /nʊq.sɑːn/, [nʊq.sä̃ːn], /nʊk.sɑːn/, [nʊk.sä̃ːn]

Noun

नुकसान • (nuqsānm

  1. nuqtaless form of नुक़सान (nuqsān)

Usage notes

While the nuqta-lacking variant नुकसान (nuksān) is considered incorrect by some, it is a common variant.

Declension

Declension of नुकसान (masc cons-stem)
singular plural
direct नुकसान
nuqsān
नुकसान
nuqsān
oblique नुकसान
nuqsān
नुकसानों
nuqsānõ
vocative नुकसान
nuqsān
नुकसानो
nuqsāno

Marathi

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic نُقْصَان (nuqṣān), from نَقَصَ (naqaṣa, to decrease, diminish). Compare Gujarati નુકસાન (nuksān), Hindi नुक़सान (nuqsān), Punjabi ਨੁਕਸਾਨ (nuksān) / نُقصان (nuqṣān).

Noun

नुकसान • (nuksānn

  1. harm, damage, loss, injury

References

  • Berntsen, Maxine (1982–1983) “नुकसान”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies
  • Molesworth, James Thomas (1857) “नुकसान”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press
  • दाते, यशवंत रामकृष्ण [Date, Yashwant Ramkrishna] (1932-1950) “नुकसान-नी”, in महाराष्ट्र शब्दकोश (mahārāṣṭra śabdakoś) (in Marathi), पुणे [Pune]: महाराष्ट्र कोशमंडळ (mahārāṣṭra kośmaṇḍaḷ)