नपुंसक

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit नपुंसक (napuṃsaka).

Pronunciation

Adjective

नपुंसक • (napunsak) (indeclinable)

  1. impotent (incapable of sexual intercourse)
    Synonym: नामर्द (nāmard)
  2. sexless, third gender
  3. (linguistics) neuter

Derived terms

Noun

नपुंसक • (napunsakm

  1. an impotent man
  2. person of the third gender
    Synonyms: छक्का (chakkā), हिजड़ा (hijṛā), खस्सी (khassī)
  3. (linguistics) neuter gender

Declension

Declension of नपुंसक (masc cons-stem)
singular plural
direct नपुंसक
napunsak
नपुंसक
napunsak
oblique नपुंसक
napunsak
नपुंसकों
napunsakõ
vocative नपुंसक
napunsak
नपुंसको
napunsako

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