धोखा

Hindi

Etymology

From a derivative of Sanskrit ध्रोक्ष्यति (dhrokṣyati, “will deceive”), from the root द्रुह् (druh), from Proto-Indo-European *dʰrewgʰ-.

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /d̪ʱoː.kʰɑː/, [d̪ʱoː.kʰäː]

Noun

धोखा • (dhokhā) m (Urdu spelling دهوکہ)

1. fraud, cheating, deception

   (deprecated template usage) यह सब धोखा है। ― yah sab dhokhā hai. ― This is all a fraud.

   (deprecated template usage)

   तुम मुझे धोखा नहीं दे सकते।

   tum mujhe dhokhā nahī̃ de sakte.

   You cannot deceive me.

   Synonyms: छल (chal), कपट (kapaṭ)

Derived terms

• धोखा देना (dhokhā denā, “to deceive”)
• धोखा खाना (dhokhā khānā, “to be deceived”)

References

• Bahri, Hardev (1989) “धोखा”, in Siksarthi Hindi-Angrejhi Sabdakosa [Learners' Hindi-English Dictionary], Delhi: Rajpal & Sons.
• Platts, John T. (1884) “धोखा”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & Co.