दिक्क
dikka
The Nepali word for bored is दिक्क (dikka).
This phrase can also convey the sense of being fed up or annoyed with a specific situation.
Meaning: suffering from boredom (adj)
How does it change in a sentence?
To express the feeling of being bored, the adjective दिक्क is typically paired with the verb लाग्नु (to feel/to seem) in the phrase दिक्क लाग्नु.
How do you pronounce it?
dikka
Did you know?
- When a person is extremely bored or fed up, they might use the expression कपाल खाइदियो, which literally means 'ate my hair'.
- Nepali has several words for boredom depending on the cause, such as वाक्क which is used specifically when one is bored to the point of feeling physically nauseous or sick of something.
- The phrase दिक्क लाग्नु uses the verb लाग्नु, which literally means 'to stick' or 'to attach', suggesting that boredom is something that clings to the person.
Examples in context
- मलाई दिक्क लागिरहेको छ ।I am feeling bored.
- म काम गर्दा दिक्क हुन्छु।ma kaam gardā dikka hunchu.I get bored while working.
- यो फिल्म हेरेर दिक्क लाग्यो।yo film herera dikka lāgyo.I felt bored watching this movie.
Example conversation
Maya and Roshan are sitting in a cafe during a rainy afternoon.
- माया Mayaरोशन, तिमी किन यति दिक्क देखिएका छौ?Roshan, timī kina yeti dikka dekhiyekā chau?Roshan, why do you look so bored?
- रोशन Roshanआज म असाध्यै दिक्क भएको छु।Āja ma asādhyai dikka bhaeko chu.I am extremely bored today.
- माया Mayaके हामी कतै बाहिर जाँदा ठीक हुन्छ?Ke hāmī katai bāhira jāndā ṭhika huncha?Would it be okay if we went out somewhere?
- रोशन Roshanहुन्छ, त्यो राम्रो विचार हो।Huncha, tyo rāmro vicār ho.Okay, that is a good idea.
