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Date: 8-Mar-2000
Word of the Day: 'nuktaa'

Meaning:
nuktaa - fine point, essence, gist

A similar sounding word is 'nuqtaa' which 
means 1) hint and, 2) dot.


Couplet:
is naye daur me.n i.nsaan kii qiimat kyaa hai
ye vo nuktaa hai ki jis par kabhii sochaa na gayaa

Associated words:

nuktaachiin/nuktaachii.n - one who finds fault/tends to split hair
nuktaadaa.N, nuktaaras, nuktaasa.nj, nuktaat_raaznuktaavar - sagacious