nāyak mc (a) leader, chief: सेना- ~ chief of the army; राष्ट्र- ~ leader of the nation; जाति का ~ -- of the tribe. [syn. नेता]. (b) hero: कहानी (उपन्यास, नाटक) का ~ -- of the story (novel, drama). [syn. हीरो]

nev·lā mc mongoose, weasel: नेवले और साँप का वैर (natural) enmity as between a -- and a snake.

nirāsh a disappointed [दृष्टी look, रोगी patient, पत्नी wife]; ~ करना to disappoint: इस उत्तर ने हमें ~ कर दिया this reply disappointed us; ~ होना to be disappointed: इस परिणाम से वे ~ हुए they were disappointed at/with the result. [syn. ना-उम्मीद, मायूस]

nirarthak a (a) meaningless [बातचीत dialogue, वाक्य sentence, शब्द words]. (b) insignificant, trivial [कार्य job, हल solution].

nāūtoṛ a newly cultivated: ~ भूमि -- land.

niyantrit a controlled; ~ दरें controlled rates; ~ करना to control, to keep under control.

nikammā a 1. idle: आजकल वह ~ है he is -- these days. 2. worthless; good-for-nothing, useless: ~ आदमी -- fellow; निकम्मी पढ़ाई -- education; ~ करना to render useless. [syn. बेकार]

nagaṇya a negligible, insignificant [बचत saving, प्रभाव influence, मात्रा quantity, हानि loss]; किसी को ~ समझना to consider smb as --.

nibh·nā vi (a) to be carried out: आदेश (वचन, प्रतिज्ञा) ~ order (word, pledge) to be carried out. (b) to pull on: साथ ~ -- companionship; मेरी उससे नहीं निभती I cannot pull on with him/her.

nad mc big river: सोन और ब्रम्हपुत्र ~ हैं Son and Brahmaputra are --s. [f. नदी]