जोखिम
Hindi edit
Etymology edit
Inherited from Sanskrit योगक्षेम (yogakṣema, “the security given by possessions, wealth, etc”), from योग (yoga, “junction, work”) + क्षेम (kṣema, “basis, security”). Compare Gujarati જોખમ (jokham), Marathi जोखीम (jokhīm).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
जोखिम • (jokhim) m (Urdu spelling جوکِھم)
- risk
- इस निवेश में अधिक जोखिम है, हालांकि प्रतिफल भी अधिक हो सकता है।
- is niveś mẽ adhik jokhim hai, hālāṅki pratiphal bhī adhik ho saktā hai.
- This is a very risky investment, although the returns may be high.
- danger, hazard
Declension edit
Declension of जोखिम (masc cons-stem)
Synonyms edit
Derived terms edit
- जोखिमी (jokhimī)
References edit
- McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “जोखिम”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “yōgakṣēmá”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press