नजीक

See also: नजिक

Marathi

Etymology

Borrowed from Persian نزدیک‎ (nazdik), from Middle Persian [script needed] (nzdyk' /nazdīk/), from Proto-Iranian *názdyah, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *názdyas, from Proto-Indo-European *nésdyos. Compare Gujarati નજીક (najīk), Hindi नज़दीक (nazdīk), Punjabi ਨਜ਼ਦੀਕ (nazdīk) / نَزدیک‎ (nazdek), ਨਜੀਕ (najīk) / نَجیک‎ (najek), Nepali नजिक (najik).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /nə.d͡ʑik/, [nə.d͡ʑiːk]

Adverb

नजीक • (najīk)

  1. near, close to
    Synonym: जवळ (j̈avaḷ)

References
  • Berntsen, Maxine, “नजीक”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies, 1982-1983.
  • Molesworth, James Thomas (1857), “नजीक”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press
  • Date, Yasavanta Ramakrshna (1932-1950), “नजीक-ख,_नज्दीक”, in Maharashtra Sabdakosa (in Marathi), Pune: Maharashtra Kosamandala.
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