गोलमाल

Hindi

Etymology

From गोल (gol, “round”) +‎ माल (māl, “goods”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Hindi) IPA^(key): /ɡoːl.mɑːl/, [ɡoːl.mäːl]

Noun

गोलमाल • (golmāl) m (Urdu spelling گولمال)

1. confusion or mess created with an ill-intention: deception, plot, scam, fraud

   Synonyms: घपला (ghaplā), हेरा-फेरी (herā-pherī)

Declension

Declension of गोलमाल (masc cons-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	गोलमाल golmāl	गोलमाल golmāl
oblique	गोलमाल golmāl	गोलमालों golmālõ
vocative	गोलमाल golmāl	गोलमालो golmālo

Derived terms

• गोलमाल करना (golmāl karnā)

See also

• मोल-मटोल (mol-maṭol)