चार सौ बीस

Hindi

Alternative forms

• चार-सौ-बीस (cār-sau-bīs), 420, ४२० (420)

Etymology

From Section 420 of the Indian Penal Code, which deals with cheating and fraud.

Noun

चार सौ बीस • (cār sau bīs) m (Urdu spelling چار سو بیس)

1. fraudster, cheater, forger; a smooth operator

Derived terms

• चार सौ बीसी (cār sau bīsī)

Adjective

चार सौ बीस • (cār sau bīs) (Urdu spelling چار سو بیس)

1. fraudulent, deceitful

References

• Caturvedi, Mahendra, Bhola Nath Tiwari (1970) “चार सौ बीस”, in A practical Hindi-English dictionary, Delhi: National Publishing House
• Bahri, Hardev (1989) “चार-सौ-बीस”, in Siksarthi Hindi-Angrejhi Sabdakosa [Learners' Hindi-English Dictionary], Delhi: Rajpal & Sons, page 191.
• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “चार”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press, page 312
• “सौ बीस चार सौ बीस”, in ریخْتَہ لُغَت (rexta luġat) - Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English], Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2024.