धोखा

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Hindi

Alternative forms

धोंखा (dhõkhā), धोंका (dhõkā), धोका (dhokā)
धुँका (dhũkā), धुका (dhukā), धुँखा (dhũkhā), धुखा (dhukhā)

Etymology

From a derivative of Sanskrit ध्रोक्ष्यति (dhrokṣyati, “will deceive”), from the root द्रुह् (druh), from Proto-Indo-European *dʰrewgʰ-. Cognate with Bengali ধোঁকা (dhō̃ka).

Pronunciation

(Delhi) IPA^(key): /d̪ʱoː.kʰɑː/,

Noun

धोखा • (dhokhā) m (Urdu spelling دهوکہ)

fraud, cheating, deception
Synonyms: छल (chal), कपट (kapaṭ)

यह सब धोखा है। ― yah sab dhokhā hai. ― This is all a fraud.

तुम मुझे धोखा नहीं दे सकते।
tum mujhe dhokhā nahī̃ de sakte.
You cannot deceive me.

Declension

Declension of धोखा (masc ā-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	धोखा dhokhā	धोखे dhokhe
oblique	धोखे dhokhe	धोखों dhokhõ
vocative	धोखे dhokhe	धोखो dhokho

Derived terms

धोखा देना (dhokhā denā, “to deceive”)
धोखा खाना (dhokhā khānā, “to be deceived”)
धोखेबाज़ (dhokhebāz, “deceiver”)

References

Bahri, Hardev (1989) “धोखा”, in Siksarthi Hindi-Angrejhi Sabdakosa, Delhi: Rajpal & Sons.
Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975) “धोखा”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. Sea of Hindi words] (in Hindi), Kashi : Nagari Pracarini Sabha
McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “धोखा”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
Platts, John T. (1884) “धोखा”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & Co.

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