Good for nothing in Hindi — Meaning of निकम्मा (nikamma)

📖 Meaning of “good for nothing”

The meaning of “good for nothing” in Hindi is निकम्मा, pronounced nikamma — 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 good for nothing

Alternative form of good-for-nothing.

✍️ Good for nothing in a sentence

He called his lazy brother a good for nothing.

आज कल वह बहुत निकम्मा है।

🌱 Word Origin (Etymology)

Inherited from Sanskrit निष्कर्मन् (niṣkarman, “inactive”) + Middle Indo-Aryan -𑀓- (-ka-), from निस्- (nis-, “without”) + कर्मन् (karman, “action”). Displaced Hindi निकाम (nikām). By surface analysis, नि- (ni-) + काम (kām). Cognate with Punjabi ਨਿਕੰਮਾ (nikammā).

Quick facts about “good for nothing”

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Word (English)

Good for nothing

Meaning in Hindi

निकम्मा

Pronunciation

nikamma

Part of speech

Noun

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Frequently Asked Questions

The Hindi meaning of "good for nothing" is निकम्मा (nikamma).

In Devanagari script it is written as निकम्मा.

It is pronounced "nikamma". Tap the speaker icon on this page to hear it aloud.

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