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Urdu
Etymology
Inherited from Sanskrit योगक्षेम (yogakṣema, “the security given by possessions, wealth, etc”), from योग (yoga, “junction, work”) + क्षेम (kṣema, “basis, security”). Compare Gujarati જોખમ (jokham), Marathi जोखीम (jokhīm).
Pronunciation
Noun
جوکھم • (jokhim) m (Hindi spelling जोखिम)
- risk
- hazard
- danger
- peril
- jeopardy
- a hazardous undertaking, enterprise, or business
- (originally) insurance; secure possession (of property, etc.)
- valuables (jewels, money, the thing risked or put to hazard, etc.)
Derived terms
References
- John T. Platts (2012 August 25 (last accessed)) “A Dictionary of Urdu, Classical Hindi, and English”, in (Please provide the book title or journal name)