دھاندلی

Urdu

Etymology

From دھاندل (dhāndal, “rigging”) +‎ ی (ī).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Urdu) IPA^(key): /d̪ʱɑːn.d̪liː/
• Rhymes: -iː

Noun

دھانْدْلی • (dhāndlī) f (Hindi spelling धांधली)

1. deceptive manipulation, rigging

   اس الیکشن میں دھاندلی ہوئی ہے!

   is ilaikśan mē̃ dhāndlī hū'ī hai!

   This election has been rigged!

2. dishonesty, cheating
3. fraud

References

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