अनिश्चित
Hindi
Etymology
Borrowed from Sanskrit अनिश्चित (aniścita). Equivalent to अ- (a-, “un-”) + निश्चित (niścit, “decided, sure”).
Pronunciation
- (Standard Hindi) IPA(key): /ə.nɪʃ.t͡ʃɪt̪/, [ɐ.nɪʃ.t͡ʃɪt̪]
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Adjective
अनिश्चित • (aniścit) (indeclinable)
- uncertain, undecided, unresolved (of a problem or situation)
- Antonym: निश्चित (niścit)
- doubtful, uncertain (of a person)
- (mathematics) indefinite
- अनिश्चित समाकलन ― aniścit samāklan ― indefinite integral
References
- Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975), “अनिश्चित”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. “Sea of Hindi words”] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha, page 204
- Caturvedi, Mahendra; Bhola Nath Tiwari (1970), “अनिश्चित”, in A practical Hindi-English dictionary, Delhi: National Publishing House, page 25
- McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993), “अनिश्चित”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press, page 34
- Bahri, Hardev (1989), “अनिश्चित”, in Siksarthi Hindi-Angrejhi Sabdakosa [Learners' Hindi-English Dictionary], Delhi: Rajpal & Sons, page 15.