ढोंग

Hindi edit

Etymology edit

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Pronunciation edit

(Delhi Hindi) IPA^(key): /ɖʱoːŋɡ/, [ɖʱõːŋɡ]

Noun edit

ढोंग • (ḍhoṅg) m (Urdu spelling ڈھونگ)

deception, deceit
उसकी उदारता वास्तव में ढोंग है।
uskī udārtā vāstav mẽ ḍhoṅg hai.
His generosity is actually deception.
hypocrisy

Declension edit

Declension of ढोंग (masc cons-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	ढोंग ḍhoṅg	ढोंग ḍhoṅg
oblique	ढोंग ḍhoṅg	ढोंगों ḍhoṅgõ
vocative	ढोंग ḍhoṅg	ढोंगो ḍhoṅgo

References edit

McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “ढोंग”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press

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