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Hindi
Etymology
From a derivative of Sanskrit ध्रोक्ष्यति (dhrokṣyati, “will deceive”), from the root द्रुह् (druh), from Proto-Indo-European *dʰrewgʰ-.
Pronunciation
- (Delhi Hindi) 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)
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singular
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plural
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| direct
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धोखा
dhokhā
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धोखे
dhokhe
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| oblique
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धोखे
dhokhe
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धोखों
dhokhõ
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| vocative
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धोखे
dhokhe
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धोखो
dhokho
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Derived terms
References
- Bahri, Hardev (1989) “धोखा”, in Siksarthi Hindi-Angrejhi Sabdakosa [Learners' Hindi-English Dictionary], 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.