दिखावट

Hindi

Etymology

दिखाना (dikhānā, “to show”) +‎ -आवट (-āvaṭ)

Pronunciation

• (Delhi Hindi) IPA^(key): /d̪ɪ.kʰɑː.ʋəʈ/, [d̪ɪ.kʰäː.ʋɐʈ]
• Rhymes: -ɑː.ʋəʈ

Noun

दिखावट • (dikhāvaṭ) f (Urdu spelling دِکھاوَٹ)

1. show, display
2. ostentation

Declension

Declension of दिखावट (fem cons-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	दिखावट dikhāvaṭ	दिखावटें dikhāvaṭẽ
oblique	दिखावट dikhāvaṭ	दिखावटों dikhāvaṭõ
vocative	दिखावट dikhāvaṭ	दिखावटो dikhāvaṭo

Derived terms

• दिखावटी (dikhāvṭī)

Related terms

• दिखावा (dikhāvā)

References

• Caturvedi, Mahendra, Bhola Nath Tiwari (1970) “दिखावट”, in A practical Hindi-English dictionary, Delhi: National Publishing House