नीचा

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नीचा

/niː.t͡ʃɑː/ Hindi, Standard
[niː.t͡ʃäː] Hindi, Standard

Where it comes from

Derived from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀡𑀺𑀘𑁆𑀘 (ṇicca) + Middle Indo-Aryan -𑀓- (-ka-), from Sanskrit नीच (nīcá), from Proto-Indo-Aryan *niHćás (“facing down”), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *niHčás, from Proto-Indo-European *ni-h₃kʷ-ós, from *ní (“down”) + *-h₃kʷ- (“facing, looking”).

adjective nīcā · نيچا · नीचा · नीचे · नीची

low, under
Opposite: ऊँचा
lesser, inferior

In English

low in a position comparatively close to the ground

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"नीचा." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/hi/%E0%A4%A8%E0%A5%80%E0%A4%9A%E0%A4%BE. Accessed 7 Nov. 2026.

APA

नीचा. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 7, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/hi/%E0%A4%A8%E0%A5%80%E0%A4%9A%E0%A4%BE

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"नीचा." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 7, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/hi/%E0%A4%A8%E0%A5%80%E0%A4%9A%E0%A4%BE.

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@misc{micwyn_2026,
  title = {नीचा},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/hi/%E0%A4%A8%E0%A5%80%E0%A4%9A%E0%A4%BE},
  urldate = {2026-11-07}
}