ख़ुफ़िया

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic خُفْيَة‎ (ḵufya).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /kʰʊ.fiː.jɑː/, /xʊ.fiː.jɑː/

Adjective

ख़ुफ़िया • (xufiyā)

secret
मैं बहुत मशहूर ख़ुफ़िया एजेंसी के लिए काम करता हूँ।
ma͠i bahut maśhūr xufiyā ejensī ke lie kām kartā hū̃.
I work for a very reputed intelligence agency.

ख़ुफ़िया पुलिस ― xufiyā pulis ― secret police

Synonym: गुप्त (gupt)

References

McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993), “ख़ुफ़िया”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press, page 239
Syamasundara Dasa (1965–1975), “खुफिया”, in Hindi Sabdasagara [Comprehensive Hindi Dictionary] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha.

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