धोखा

Hindi

Alternative forms

• धोंखा (dhõkhā), धोंका (dhõkā), धोका (dhokā)
• धुँका (dhũkā), धुका (dhukā), धुँखा (dhũkhā), धुखा (dhukhā)

Etymology

From a derivative of Sanskrit ध्रोक्ष्यति (dhrokṣyati, “will deceive”), from the root द्रुह् (druh), from Proto-Indo-European *dʰrewgʰ-. Cognate with Bengali ধোঁকা (dhō̃ka).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /d̪ʱoː.kʰɑː/, [d̪ʱoː.kʰäː]

Noun

धोखा • (dhokhā) m (Urdu spelling دهوکہ)

1. fraud, cheating, deception

   Synonyms: छल (chal), कपट (kapaṭ)

   यह सब धोखा है। ― yah sab dhokhā hai. ― This is all a fraud.

   तुम मुझे धोखा नहीं दे सकते।

   tum mujhe dhokhā nahī̃ de sakte.

   You cannot deceive me.

Declension

Declension of धोखा (masc ā-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	धोखा dhokhā	धोखे dhokhe
oblique	धोखे dhokhe	धोखों dhokhõ
vocative	धोखे dhokhe	धोखो dhokho

Derived terms

• धोखा देना (dhokhā denā, “to deceive”)
• धोखा खाना (dhokhā khānā, “to be deceived”)
• धोखेबाज़ (dhokhebāz, “deceiver”)

References

• Bahri, Hardev (1989) “धोखा”, in Siksarthi Hindi-Angrejhi Sabdakosa [Learners' Hindi-English Dictionary], Delhi: Rajpal & Sons.
• Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975) “धोखा”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. Sea of Hindi words] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha
• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “धोखा”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
• Platts, John T. (1884) “धोखा”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & Co.