धोबी पछाड़

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Etymology

From धोबी (dhobī, “washerman”) +‎ पछाड़ (pachāṛ, “throwing on the back”). The wrestling trick is called so as it resembles how a washerman dashes down clothes on a stone.

Pronunciation

  • (Delhi) IPA(key): /d̪ʱoː.biː pə.t͡ʃʰɑːɽ/,

Noun

धोबी पछाड़ • (dhobī pachāṛ) m

  1. (wrestling) throwing one's opponent supine with both hands

Declension

Declension of धोबी पछाड़ (masc cons-stem)
singular plural
direct धोबी पछाड़
dhobī pachāṛ 		धोबी पछाड़
dhobī pachāṛ
oblique धोबी पछाड़
dhobī pachāṛ 		धोबी पछाड़ों
dhobī pachāṛõ
vocative धोबी पछाड़
dhobī pachāṛ 		धोबी पछाड़ो
dhobī pachāṛo

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