खोटा
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Hindi[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Sanskrit कूट (kūṭa, “fraud, deception”), by way of Hindi खोट (khoṭ).
Pronunciation[edit]
Adjective[edit]
खोटा • (khoṭā) (Urdu spelling کھوٹا)
- counterfeit, spurious
- खोटी मुद्राएँ बनाना एक अपराध है।
- khoṭī mudrāẽ banānā ek aprādh hai.
- It is a crime to produce counterfeit currency.
- false
- Synonym: झूठा (jhūṭhā)
- alloyed, impure
- खोटी चाँदी बहुत सस्ती होती है।
- khoṭī cā̃dī bahut sastī hotī hai.
- Alloyed silver is quite cheap.
Declension[edit]
Declension of खोटा (ā-stem)
Antonyms[edit]
- खरा (kharā)
References[edit]
- Bahri, Hardev (1989) “खोटा”, in Siksarthi Hindi-Angrejhi Sabdakosa [Learners' Hindi-English Dictionary], Delhi: Rajpal & Sons.
- Platts, John T. (1884) “खोटा”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & Co.