बेकाम

Hindi

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *h₂epó

Classical Persian اَبی (abē)

Classical Persian بی (bē)bor.

Hindi बे- (be-)

Ashokan Prakrit 𑀓𑀁𑀫 (kaṃma)

Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀓𑀫𑁆𑀫 (kamma)

Hindi काम (kām)

Hindi बेकाम (bekām)

From बे- (be-) + काम (kām).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /beː.kɑːm/, [beː.kä̃ːm]

Adjective

बेकाम • (bekām)

1. useless, worthless, unworked

   Synonyms: बेकाज (bekāj), बेकार (bekār)

References

• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “बेकाम”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press