As a Hindi name
नीरस · masculine
dryness, dullness
नीरस
without sap, without taste or flavor; dry, arid (of terrain); empty, uninteresting (of remarks, writings); unfeeling, insensitive
Śabdasāgara also records: रसहीन । जिसमें रस या गीलापन न हो · सूखा । शुष्क
Platts (p. 1166) also records: See نرس ni-ras
a Hindi word, a tatsama: the Sanskrit word borrowed unchanged into Hindi नीरस — per Wiktionary’s etymology record
“Learned borrowing from Sanskrit नीरस (nīrasa).” — per Wiktionary’s etymology record
nī—rasa mf(ā)n. without juice, sapless, dried up, withered (-tva n.), Hariv.; Kāv. &c.
flavourless, tasteless, Bhartṛ. iii, 16
As a Sanskrit word
Meaning
without juice, sapless, dried up, withered (-tva ), &c.
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Gender counterpart
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Dictionary citations
nī—rasa mf(ā)n. without juice, sapless, dried up, withered (-tva n.), Hariv.; Kāv. &c.
flavourless, tasteless, Bhartṛ. iii, 16
insipid, without charm, dull (-tā f.), Kāv.; Pañc.; Sāh. &c.
nī—rasa m. the pomegranate, W.
nīrasa mfn. (-saḥ-sā-saṃ) Dry, withered, insipid, devoid of taste, &c. morally or physically. m. (-saḥ) The pomegranate. E. nī for nir negative or affirmative prefix, and rasa juice, flavour.
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