निधड़क

Hindi

Alternative forms

• निधरक (nidhrak) — regional

Etymology

From नि- (ni-, “without”) +‎ धड़क (dhaṛak, “fear, hesitation”).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /nɪd̪ʱ.ɽək/, [nɪd̪ʱ.ɽɐk], /nɪ.d̪ʱə.ɽək/, [nɪ.d̪ʱɐ.ɽɐk]
• Hyphenation: निध‧ड़क, नि‧ध‧ड़क

Adjective

निधड़क • (nidhṛak or nidhaṛak) (indeclinable, Urdu spelling نِدَھڑَک)

1. fearless, bold

   Synonyms: निडर (niḍar), निर्भय (nirbhay), बेधड़क (bedhaṛak), बेखटक (bekhaṭak)

Derived terms

• निधड़कता (nidhṛaktā)
• निधड़कपन (nidhṛakpan)

Adverb

निधड़क • (nidhṛak) (Urdu spelling نِدَھڑَک)

1. fearlessly, boldly

   Synonyms: बेधड़क (bedhaṛak), बेखटके (bekhaṭke)

2. unhesitatingly, without consideration

   Synonym: निःसंकोच (niḥsaṅkoc)

References

• Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975) “निधड़क”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. Sea of Hindi words] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha
• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “निधड़क”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
• “निधड़क”, in ریخْتَہ لُغَت (rexta luġat) - Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English], Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2024.