ठगी

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See also: ठग

Hindi[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From ठग (ṭhag) +‎ -ई (-ī).

Pronunciation[edit]

(Delhi Hindi) IPA^(key): /ʈʰə.ɡiː/, [ʈʰɐ.ɡiː]

Noun[edit]

ठगी • (ṭhagī) f (Urdu spelling ٹھگی)

the act or process of swindling, cheating, frauding
thuggery, robbery
(historical) thuggee

Declension[edit]

Declension of ठगी (fem ī-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	ठगी ṭhagī	ठगियाँ ṭhagiyā̃
oblique	ठगी ṭhagī	ठगियों ṭhagiyõ
vocative	ठगी ṭhagī	ठगियो ṭhagiyo

Descendants[edit]

→ English: thuggee

References[edit]

McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “ठगी”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press

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