Hindi

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Sanskrit निपुण (nipuṇa).

Pronunciation

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  • (Delhi) IPA(key): /nɪ.pʊɳ/, [nɪ.pʊ̃ɳ]

Adjective

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निपुण (nipuṇ) (indeclinable)

  1. expert, skillful
    Synonyms: दक्ष (dakṣ), पक्का (pakkā)
    हालाँकि वह अपने काम में निपुण है, वह काम कभी करता नहीं है।
    hālā̃ki vah apne kām mẽ nipuṇ hai, vah kām kabhī kartā nahī̃ hai.
    Although he is an expert at his job, he never works.

Derived terms

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Further reading

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