नौसिखिया

Hindi

Etymology

From Sanskrit नवशिक्षित (navaśikṣita, “newly-learned”), a compound of नव (nava, “new”) and शिक्षित (śikṣita, “educated”).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /nɔː.sɪ.kʰɪ.jɑː/, [nɔː.sɪ.kʰi.jäː]

Adjective

नौसिखिया • (nausikhiyā) (indeclinable)

1. beginning, neophyte, learning
2. newbie, novice