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Backwardness in Hindi

Meaning, Devanagari spelling and pronunciation

Backwardnessnoun
पिछड़ापन
🗣️ pichhaDaapan
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📖 Meaning of “backwardness”

The meaning of “backwardness” in Hindi is पिछड़ापन, pronounced pichhaDaapan — it is a noun. Copy the Devanagari word above, hear how it is pronounced, and use it anywhere. To type words like this yourself, try our Hindi typing tool, or explore more words in the vocabulary sets.

📘 Definition of backwardness

lack of normal development of intellectual capacities

✍️ Backwardness in a sentence
Backwardness is considered beneficial rather than a disrespect to human existence.
व्यावहारिक धरातल पर पिछड़ापन मानवीय अस्तित्व की अवमानना न हो कर उसके लिए लाभकारी मान लिया गया है
🌱 Word Origin (Etymology)

Etymology tree
English backward
Proto-Germanic *-inōną
Proto-Indo-European *-dyé-
Proto-Germanic *-atjaną
Proto-Indo-European *-tus
Proto-Germanic *-þuz
Proto-Germanic *-assuz
Proto-Germanic *-inassuz
Proto-West Germanic *-nassī
Old English -nes
Middle English -nesse
English -ness
English backwardness
From backward + -ness.

Quick facts about “backwardness”

Everything we know about this word at a glance.

Word (English)
Backwardness
Meaning in Hindi
पिछड़ापन
Pronunciation
pichhaDaapan
Part of speech
Noun
Word Origin (Etymology)
Etymology tree
English backward
Proto-Germanic *-inōną
Proto-Indo-European *-dyé-
Proto-Germanic *-atjaną
Proto-Indo-European *-tus
Proto-Germanic *-þuz
Proto-Germanic *-assuz
Proto-Germanic *-inassuz
Proto-West Germanic *-nassī
Old English -nes
Middle English -nesse
English -ness
English backwardness
From backward + -ness.

Frequently Asked Questions

The Hindi meaning of "backwardness" is पिछड़ापन (pichhaDaapan).
In Devanagari script it is written as पिछड़ापन.
It is pronounced "pichhaDaapan". Tap the speaker icon on this page to hear it aloud.