घूस

See also: घास

Hindi

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit घुष् (ghuṣ).

Pronunciation
  • (Delhi Hindi) IPA(key): /ɡʱuːs/, [ɡʱuːs̪]

Noun

घूस • (ghūs) f (Urdu spelling گھوس‎)

  1. bribe
    वह घूस खाते वक़्त पकड़ गया था।
    vah ghūs khāte vaqt pakaṛ gayā thā.
    He was caught while taking a bribe.
    घूस खाना ― ghūs khānā ― to take a bribe
    घूस देना ― ghūs denā ― to give a bribe

Declension
Declension of घूस (fem cons-stem)
singular plural
direct घूस
ghūs		 घूसें
ghūsẽ
oblique घूस
ghūs		 घूसों
ghūsõ
vocative घूस
ghūs		 घूसो
ghūso

Synonyms

References
  • Bahri, Hardev (1989), “घूस”, in Siksarthi Hindi-Angrejhi Sabdakosa [Learners' Hindi-English Dictionary], Delhi: Rajpal & Sons.

Nepali

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [ɡʱṳs]
  • Phonetic Devanagari: घुस्

Noun

घूस • (ghūs)

  1. bribe
    घूस दिनु  ―  ghūs dinu  ―  to give a bribe
    घूस खुवाउनु  ―  ghūs khuwāunu  ―  to give a bribe
    घूस खानु  ―  ghūs khānu  ―  to take a bribe

References
  • “घूस”, in नेपाली बृहत् शब्दकोश (Nepālī Br̥hat Śabdakoś) [Comprehensive Nepali Dictionary], Kathmandu: Nepal Academy, 2018
  • Schmidt, Ruth L. (1993), “घूस”, in A Practical Dictionary of Modern Nepali, Ratna Sagar
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