धोखेबाज़

Hindi

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Alternative forms

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धोखेबाज (dhokhebāj), धोखाबाज़ (dhokhābāz), धोखाबाज (dhokhābāj)

Etymology

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धोखा (dhokhā, fraud, deceit) +‎ -बाज़ (-bāz). Cognate with Bengali ধোঁকাবাজ (dhō̃kābāz)

Pronunciation

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  • (Delhi) IPA(key): /d̪ʱõː.xeː.bɑːz/, [d̪ʱõː.xeː.bäːz], /d̪ʱõː.kʰeː.bɑːd͡ʒ/, [d̪ʱõː.kʰeː.bäːd͡ʒ], /d̪ʱoː.kʰeː.bɑːz/, [d̪ʱoː.kʰeː.bäːz], /d̪ʱoː.kʰeː.bɑːd͡ʒ/, [d̪ʱoː.kʰeː.bäːd͡ʒ]

Noun

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धोखेबाज़ (dhokhebāzm

  1. a fraud, sham, fake

Declension

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Adjective

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धोखेबाज़ (dhokhebāz) (indeclinable)

  1. fraudulent, fake