बेफ़िक्री
Hindi
Etymology
From बेफ़िक्र (befikra) + -ई (-ī).
Pronunciation
- (Delhi) IPA(key): /beː.fɪk.ɾiː/, /beː.pʰɪk.ɾiː/
Noun
बेफ़िक्री • (befikrī) f
- carelessness; recklessness; carefreeness
- Synonyms: लापरवाही (lāparvāhī), निश्चिंतता (niścinttā)
- बेफ़िक्री की रोटियाँ ― befikrī kī roṭiyā̃ ― earnings without working (literally, “breads of carefreeness”)
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| direct | बेफ़िक्री befikrī |
बेफ़िक्रियाँ befikriyā̃ |
| oblique | बेफ़िक्री befikrī |
बेफ़िक्रियों befikriyõ |
| vocative | बेफ़िक्री befikrī |
बेफ़िक्रियो befikriyo |
Further reading
- Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975) “बेफिक्री”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. Sea of Hindi words] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha, page 3555