लाचार

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian لا چار (lā čār), from لا (lâ, “un-, without”) +‎ چار (čâr, “means”). Do not confuse with लचर (lacar, “yielding, pliant, feeble, flimsy”) from لچر (lačar).

Pronunciation

  • (Delhi) IPA(key): /lɑː.t͡ʃɑːɾ/, [läː.t͡ʃäːɾ]

Adjective

लाचार • (lācār) (indeclinable, Urdu spelling لاچار)

  1. helpless, incapable, powerless
    Synonyms: विवश (vivaś), मजबूर (majbūr), निरुपाय (nirupāy)

References

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