جوکھم
Urdu 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
- (Standard Urdu) IPA(key): /d͡ʒoː.kʰɪm/
- Rhymes: -ɪm
Noun edit
جوکھم • (jokhim) m (Hindi spelling जोखिम)
- risk
- hazard
- danger
- peril
- jeopardy
- a hazardous undertaking, enterprise, or business
- (originally) insurance; secure possession (of property, etc.)
- valuables (jewels, money, the thing risked or put to hazard, etc.)
Derived terms edit
- جوکھمی (jokhimī)
References edit
- John T. Platts (2012 August 25 (last accessed)) “A Dictionary of Urdu, Classical Hindi, and English”, in (Please provide the book title or journal name)[1]