डरपोक

Hindi

Etymology

From the stems of डरना (ḍarnā, “to be afraid”) +‎ पोंकना (põknā, “to be fear-stricken”).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /ɖəɾ.poːk/, [ɖɐɾ.poːk]
• Rhymes: -oːk
• Hyphenation: डर‧पोक

Adjective

डरपोक • (ḍarpok) (indeclinable)

1. timid, cowardly, weak-hearted

   Synonyms: डरपोकना (ḍarpoknā), भीरु (bhīru), कायर (kāyar)

   क्या तू डरपोक है? ― kyā tū ḍarpok hai? ― Are you a coward?

Derived terms

• डरपोकपन (ḍarpokpan)

References

• Bahri, Caturvedi, Dasa-Hindi (2022) “डरपोक”, in Digital Dictionaries of South Asia [Combined Hindi Dictionaries]
• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “डर”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press