नीच, नीचा, नींच nīch, nīchā, nīñch
Hindi is also shown in Latin characters, using an adapted form of ISO 15919 transliteration.
How to read the transliteration
This site uses transliteration based on ISO 15919, with a few adaptations to make reading easier: h is added after c, ś and ṣ, and i after the vowel r̥. These adaptations bring it closer to the Hunterian system used in India while retaining the distinctive marks of ISO 15919.
| ISO 15919 | On this site |
|---|---|
| c | ch |
| ś | śh |
| ṣ | ṣh |
| r̥ | r̥i |
A few reading pointers:
- ā, ī, ū: the line above the letter indicates a long vowel.
- ṭ, ḍ, ṇ: the dot below distinguishes retroflex consonants from t, d, n.
- A tilde above a vowel indicates nasalisation.
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Earlier definition
Definition
Low (in a situation or position).
Low, vile, base, mean, petty, insignificant, inferior.
Usual translation
- degraded
- low
- at the bottom
Origin of the definition
H نيچ नीच nīć [Prk. नीचो, or नीचं; S. नीचः, or नीचं], adj. Low; situated in a low position; deep (down); — short, small, dwarfish; — low, vile, base, mean; petty, insignificant, inferior: — nīć-ūṅc, s.f. The high and the low; — inequalities; unevenness; — the ups and downs (of life).
H نيچا नीचा nīćā [Prk. नीचओ; S. नीच+कः], adj. (f. -ī), Low (in situation or position); depressed, &c. (i.q. nīć, q.v.). nīće (obl. of nīćā; Prk. nīće; S. nīće), postp. & adv. Below, under, beneath, at the bottom (of, -ke); down, below. nīće-ūpar, adv. Up and down; — one above and the other below; — upside-down, topsy-turvy.
Usage in the murlis
Murlis of the day (and original sakar)
208 occurrences
In 153 on 2386 murlis
Avyakts
18 occurrences
In 14 on 1112 murlis
Mamma
18 occurrences
In 13 on 122 murlis
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