निराहार

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit निराहार (nirāhāra).

Pronunciation
  • (Delhi Hindi) IPA(key): /nɪ.ɾɑː.ɦɑːɾ/, [nɪ.ɾäː.ɦäːɾ]

Adjective

निराहार • (nirāhār) (indeclinable)

  1. not eating, fasting
    निराहार रहना ― nirāhār rahnā ― to go without eating

Adverb

निराहार • (nirāhār)

  1. without eating, while fasting
    वह कमरे जाकर निराहार सो गया।
    vah kamre jākar nirāhār so gayā.
    He went to his room without eating and slept.

Further reading
  • Caturvedi, Mahendra, Bhola Nath Tiwari (1970) “निराहार”, in A practical Hindi-English dictionary, Delhi: National Publishing House
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