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नक्की

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Marathi

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Arabic نَقِيّ (naqiyy). Compare Gujarati નક્કી (nakkī), Urdu نقی (naqī).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /nək.ki/, [nək.kiː]

Adverb

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नक्की (nakkī)

  1. definitely, surely
    Synonym: निश्चितपणे (niścitapṇe)

References

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  • Berntsen, Maxine (1982–1983) “नक्की”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies
  • Molesworth, James Thomas (1857) “नकी”, 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) “नकी-क्की”, in महाराष्ट्र शब्दकोश (mahārāṣṭra śabdakoś) (in Marathi), पुणे [Pune]: महाराष्ट्र कोशमंडळ (mahārāṣṭra kośmaṇḍaḷ).