देखादेखी

Hindi edit

Alternative forms edit

Etymology edit

Reduplication of देखना (dekhnā, to see).

Pronunciation edit

  • (Delhi Hindi) IPA(key): /d̪eː.kʰɑː.d̪eː.kʰiː/, [d̪eː.kʰäː.d̪eː.kʰiː]

Noun edit

देखादेखी (dekhādekhīf (Urdu spelling دیکھا دیکھی)

  1. emulation, copying
    अलबत्ता दोस्तों की देखा-देखी हमने पिताजी को “डैडी” कहा तो उन्होंने कोई आपत्ति नहीं की।
    albattā dostõ kī dekhā-dekhī hamne pitājī ko “ḍaiḍī” kahā to unhõne koī āpatti nahī̃ kī.
    Although we called father "daddy" after emulating our friends, they did not have any objection.
  2. confrontation, face-to-face dispute

Declension edit