ठग

See also: ठगी

Hindi

Etymology

Inherited from Prakrit 𑀞𑀕 (ṭhaga), of uncertain origin. See there for more.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Hindi) IPA^(key): /ʈʰəɡ/, [ʈʰɐɡ]

Noun

ठग • (ṭhag) m (female equivalent ठगिन, Urdu spelling ٹھگ)

1. swindler, fraud, cheat
2. thug

Declension

Declension of ठग (masc cons-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	ठग ṭhag	ठग ṭhag
oblique	ठग ṭhag	ठगों ṭhagõ
vocative	ठग ṭhag	ठगो ṭhago

Derived terms

• ठगी (ṭhagī)
• ठगना (ṭhagnā)

Descendants

• → English: thug
  • → French: thug
• → Pashto: ټګ

References

• Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975), “ठग”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. “Sea of Hindi words”] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha, page 1908
• Caturvedi, Mahendra; Bhola Nath Tiwari (1970), “ठग”, in A practical Hindi-English dictionary, Delhi: National Publishing House, page 264
• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993), “ठग”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press, page 409
• Bahri, Hardev (1989), “ठग”, in Siksarthi Hindi-Angrejhi Sabdakosa [Learners' Hindi-English Dictionary], Delhi: Rajpal & Sons, page 261.