नर्स
nars/nəɾs/feminine
The Hindi word for nurse is नर्स (nars).
The word नर्स refers to a person trained to provide care for the sick. In modern Hindi, especially within urban areas and medical environments, this English loanword is the most common way to refer to a nurse.
Meaning: person trained to provide care for the sick (noun)
Which one should you use?
While नर्स is the everyday term, the Sanskrit-derived word परिचारिका is also used to mean nurse, though it is much more formal and literary.
Related words
How does it change in a sentence?
The noun नर्स is treated as a feminine noun, which will affect the gender of any adjectives or verbs that follow it in a sentence. If you wish to express the action of caring for the sick, you can use the verb उपचार करना.
How do you pronounce it?
The romanization is nars.
Did you know?
- In some regional dialects of Hindi, you might hear the term दाई to refer to a traditional midwife, a role that overlaps with nursing but is culturally distinct.
- In many rural Indian hospitals, people may use the English loanword नर्स even if they do not speak any other English.
- While नर्स is the standard term, the formal word परिचारिका comes from the root परिचर, which means 'one who attends' or 'servant'.
Examples in context
- वह एक बहुत अच्छी नर्स है।vaha ek bahut achchhī nurse hai.She is a very good nurse.
- नर्स मरीज़ की देखभाल कर रही है।nurse mareez kī dekhbhaal kar rahī hai.The nurse is taking care of the patient.
- क्या नर्स यहाँ आ सकती है?kyā nurse yahā̃ ā sakatī hai?Can the nurse come here?
Example conversation
Aditya is asking Pooja about her profession at a cafe.
- आदित्य Adityaपूजा, क्या तुम एक नर्स हो?pūjā, kyā tum ek nurse ho?Pooja, are you a nurse?
- पूजा Poojaहाँ, मैं एक नर्स हूँ।hā̃, maĩ ek nurse hū̃.Yes, I am a nurse.
- आदित्य Adityaयह बहुत कठिन काम है।yah bahut kaṭhin kaam hai.That is a very difficult job.
- पूजा Poojaहाँ, पर यह बहुत संतोषजनक है।hā̃, par yah bahut santoshjanak hai.Yes, but it is very rewarding.
Sources
- Wiktionary, “nurse” translations and entries नर्स, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
