ठग

See also: ठगी

Hindi

Etymology

Inherited from Ashokan Prakrit *𑀞𑀕𑁆𑀕𑁆- (*ṭhagg-), from Sanskrit स्थग (sthaga), from Proto-Indo-Aryan *stʰagáti, from Proto-Indo-European *(s)teg-.

Noun

ठग • (ṭhag) m (Urdu spelling ٹھگ‎)

swindler, fraud, cheat
thug

Declension

Declension of ठग (masc cons-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	ठग ṭhag	ठग ṭhag
oblique	ठग ṭhag	ठगों ṭhagõ
vocative	ठग ṭhag	ठगो ṭhago

Derived terms

ठगी (ṭhagī)
ठगना (ṭhagnā)

Descendants

→ English: thug
→ Pashto: ټګ‎

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