झाँसा

Hindi

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• (Standard Hindi) IPA^(key): /d͡ʒʱɑ̃ː.sɑː/, [d͡ʒʱä̃ː.säː]

Noun

झाँसा • (jhā̃sā) m

1. deception, fraud, trickery, cheat

   Synonyms: धोखा (dhokhā), छल (chal)

   वह झाँसा देकर पैसे ले गया।

   vah jhā̃sā dekar paise le gayā.

   He took the money by deception.

Declension

Declension of झाँसा (masc ā-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	झाँसा jhā̃sā	झाँसे jhā̃se
oblique	झाँसे jhā̃se	झाँसों jhā̃sõ
vocative	झाँसे jhā̃se	झाँसो jhā̃so

References

• Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975), “झाँसा”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. “Sea of Hindi words”] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha, page 1839
• Caturvedi, Mahendra; Bhola Nath Tiwari (1970), “झाँसा”, in A practical Hindi-English dictionary, Delhi: National Publishing House, page 255
• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993), “झाँसा”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press, page 393
• Bahri, Hardev (1989), “झाँसा”, in Siksarthi Hindi-Angrejhi Sabdakosa [Learners' Hindi-English Dictionary], Delhi: Rajpal & Sons, page 251.