નીંદર

Gujarati

Alternative forms

• નીંદ (nī̃d)

Etymology

Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit *𑀡𑀺𑀤𑁆𑀤𑀭 (*ṇiddara), from Sanskrit निद्रा (nidrā́), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *HnidráH, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁ni-drm̥-éh₂. Doublet of નીદ્રા (nīdrā). Cognate with Gojri نِیندرو (nīndro), Marwari निंदरा (nindrā), Punjabi نِینْدَر / ਨੀਂਦਰ (nīndar), and Saraiki نِیݨْدر (nīṇdr).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Gujarati) IPA^(key): /ˈnĩ.d̪əɾ/
• Rhymes: -əɾ

Noun

નીંદર • (nī̃dar) f

1. sleep, slumber

   Synonym: ઊંઘ (ūṅgh)

2. (figuratively) sloth, tiredness, laziness

   Synonyms: આળસ (āḷsa), પ્રમાદ (pramād)

Further reading

• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “nidrā”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press