नेक

See also: नाक, नेकी, and निका

Braj

Adverb

नेक (nek)

  1. little, just
  2. for a short period

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian نیک (nēk), from Middle Persian 𐭭𐭩𐭪 (nyk /⁠nēk⁠/). Cognate to Bengali ন্যাকা (nêka).

Pronunciation

  • (Delhi) IPA(key): /neːk/
  • Rhymes: -eːk

Adjective

नेक • (nek) (indeclinable, Urdu spelling نیک)

  1. virtuous, pure, good
    नेक कार्य ― nek kārya ― good deed

Derived terms

References

Pali

Alternative forms

Alternative scripts
  • neka (Latin script)
  • 𑀦𑁂𑀓 (Brahmi script)
  • নেক (Bengali script)
  • නෙක (Sinhalese script)
  • နေက or ၼေၵ (Burmese script)
  • เนก or เนกะ (Thai script)
  • ᨶᩮᨠ (Tai Tham script)
  • ເນກ or ເນກະ (Lao script)
  • នេក (Khmer script)
  • 𑄚𑄬𑄇 (Chakma script)

Adjective

नेक

  1. Devanagari script form of neka
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