हमशक्ल

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Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian همشکل (ham-šakl, like, resembling). By surface analysis, हम- (ham-) +‎ शक्ल (śakl).

Pronunciation

  • (Delhi) IPA(key): /ɦəm.ʃək.lᵊ/,

Noun

हमशक्ल (hamśaklm (Urdu spelling ہمشکل)

  1. lookalike, doppelganger
    • 2017 February 16, “चीयरलीडर्स पर नहीं चला नकली किम जोंग-उन का जादू [cīyarlīḍars par nahī̃ calā naklī kim joṅg-un kā jādū]”, in BBC Hindi:
      दक्षिण कोरिया में खेले जा रहे विंटर ओलंपिक में किम जोंग-उन के एक हमशक्ल ने कई लोगों का ध्यान खींचा. लेकिन उनका जादू उत्तर कोरिया से आईं चीयरलीडर्स पर नहीं चला.
      dakṣiṇ koriyā mẽ khele jā rahe viṇṭar olampik mẽ kim joṅg-un ke ek hamśakla ne kaī logõ kā dhyān khī̃cā. lekin unkā jādū uttar koriyā se āī̃ cīyarlīḍars par nahī̃ calā.
      A lookalike of Kim-Jong Un raised many eyebrows at the Winter Olympics being played in South Korea. But his magic did not work on the North Korean cheerleaders.

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