nāī [in the east नाऊ] mc barber, hairdresser: ~ का उस्तरा और आईना --'s razor and mirror; ~ की दुकान --'s shop/saloon, [fem. नाइन, नाउन]

nal·kā mc [indiscriminately used] pump, tap: पानी का ~ water- --; ~ चलाना to work a pump, to turn on a tap.

niyam·tah adv 1. as per rules: इन्हें ~ छुट्टी दी जा सकती है he/she can be granted leave --. 2. regularly: वह ~ स्कूल जाता है he goes to school --.

nikal·vānā vt [caus. from निकालना] to get pulled out, to have taken out, to make one go out, etc. [see निकलना also].

nakkū a (a) long-nosed [आदमी person]. (b). (fig.) low, degraded; ~ बनाना to humiliate, to make a but for accusing fingers. (c) non-conforming: बड़े ~ बनते थे he posed as a non-conformist.

nirdoṣ a (a) innocent [रीति way, हँसी smile, व्यक्‍ित person]. (b) not-guilty: उसे ~ ठहराया गया he/she was declared --. (c) flawless [चरित्र character, वस्तु thing]. [syn. a & b निरपराध]

nipuṇ a (a) skilful, skilled, expert [चित्रकार painter, कलाकार artist]; नृत्य (विद्या, संगीत) में ~ -- in dancing (knowledge, music). (b) efficient, dextrous: वह अपने काम में ~ है he/she is -- in his/her work. [syn. कुशल]

navāsā mc daughter's son, grandson [fem. नवासी, syn. नाती, दोहता]

namāz fu/c prayer (offered by Muslims); ~ पढ़ना to offer prayers; मुसलमान दिन में पाँच वक्‍त ~ पढ़ते है Muslims offer prayers five times a day.

nitānt adv [qualifies an adjective] utterly, absolutely [अशुद्ध impure/incorrect, बुद्धू stupid, मदमत्त drunk]. [syn. बिलकुल]