دھاندل

Urdu

Etymology

Perhaps from Sanskrit द्वंद्व (dvaṃdva).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Urdu) IPA^(key): /d̪ʱɑːn.d̪əl/
• Rhymes: -əl

Noun

دھانْدَل • (dhāndal) f (Hindi spelling धांधल)

1. (chiefly) cheat, rig; rigger
2. row, disturbance

Related terms

• دھاندلی (dhāndlī)

References

• “دھاندل”, in اُردُو لُغَت (urdū luġat) (in Urdu), Ministry of Education: Government of Pakistan, 2017.
• “دھان٘دَل”, in ریخْتَہ لُغَت (rexta luġat) - Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English], Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2024.