ढोंग

Hindi

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /ɖʱoːŋɡ/, [ɖʱõːŋɡ]

Noun

ढोंग • (ḍhoṅg) m (Urdu spelling ڈھونگ)

1. deception, deceit

   उसकी उदारता वास्तव में ढोंग है।

   uskī udārtā vāstav mẽ ḍhoṅg hai.

   His generosity is actually deception.

2. hypocrisy

Declension

Declension of ढोंग (masc cons-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	ढोंग ḍhoṅg	ढोंग ḍhoṅg
oblique	ढोंग ḍhoṅg	ढोंगों ḍhoṅgõ
vocative	ढोंग ḍhoṅg	ढोंगो ḍhoṅgo

References

• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “ढोंग”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press