निकम्मा

Hindi

Etymology

From Sanskrit निः (niḥ, “without, free of”) + कर्म (karmá, “action, work”)

Adjective

निकम्मा • (nikammā) (Urdu spelling نکما‎)

  1. unemployed, without work
  2. (usually derogatory) useless, idle
    आज कल वह बहुत निकम्मा है।
    āj kal vah bahut nikammā hai.
    He is very idle these days.

Synonyms

References

  • Platts, John T. (1884), “निकम्मा”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & co.
  • Caturvedi, Mahendra; Bhola Nath Tiwari (1970), “निकम्मा”, in A practical Hindi-English dictionary, Delhi: National Publishing House
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