पाखंड

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Hindi

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Etymology

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Semi-learned borrowing from Sanskrit पाषण्ड (pāṣaṇḍa, heresy). For ṣ > kh, compare बर्खा (barkhā) and the variant पाखण्ड (pākhaṇḍa) in Sanskrit itself.

Pronunciation

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  • (Delhi) IPA(key): /pɑː.kʰəɳɖ/, [päː.kʰɐ̃ɳɖ]

Noun

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पाखंड (pākhaṇḍf (Urdu spelling پاکھنڈ)

  1. dissimulation, hypocrisy
  2. heresy
  3. (figurative) villainy

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