धोखा

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/, [d̪ʱoː.kʰäː]

Noun

धोखा • (dhokhā) m (Urdu spelling دهوکہ‎)

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

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”)

References
  • Bahri, Hardev (1989), “धोखा”, in Siksarthi Hindi-Angrejhi Sabdakosa [Learners' Hindi-English Dictionary], Delhi: Rajpal & Sons.
  • Platts, John T. (1884), “धोखा”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & Co.
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