घोंचू

Hindi

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /ɡʱõː.t͡ʃuː/

Adjective

घोंचू • (ghõcū) (indeclinable, Urdu spelling گَھونچُو)

1. (colloquial, derogatory) stupid, foolish, blockheaded

Noun

घोंचू • (ghõcū) m (Urdu spelling گَھونچُو)

1. (colloquial, derogatory) fool, idiot, dunce, blockhead

Declension

Declension of घोंचू (masc ū-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	घोंचू ghõcū	घोंचू ghõcū
oblique	घोंचू ghõcū	घोंचुओं ghõcuõ
vocative	घोंचू ghõcū	घोंचुओ ghõcuo

Synonyms

• नासमझ (nāsamajh)
• बुद्धिहीन (buddhihīn)
• बुद्धू (buddhū)
• बेवक़ूफ़ (bevaqūf)
• मूर्ख (mūrkh)

References

• Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975) “घोँचू”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. Sea of Hindi words] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha, page 1416
• “घोंचू”, in ریخْتَہ لُغَت (rexta luġat) - Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English], Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2024.