ठग

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See also: ठगी

Hindi[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Inherited from Ashokan Prakrit *𑀞𑀕𑁆𑀕𑁆- (*ṭhagg-, “cheat, fraud”), from Sanskrit स्थग (sthaga), from Proto-Indo-Aryan *stʰagáti, from Proto-Indo-European *(s)teg- (“to cover”).

Noun[edit]

ठग • (ṭhag) m (Urdu spelling ٹھگ)

  1. swindler, fraud, cheat
  2. thug

Declension[edit]

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[edit]

Descendants[edit]

  • → English: thug
  • → Pashto: ټګ
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