ਠੱਗ

Punjabi

Etymology

From Sanskrit स्थग (sthaga), from Proto-Indo-Aryan *stʰagáti, from Proto-Indo-European *(s)teg-. Cognate with English thug.

Noun

ਠੱਗ • (ṭhagga) m (Shahmukhi spelling ٹھگ)

1. cheat, swindler, trickster, deceiver, knave, confidence man

Derived terms

• ਠੱਗਣਾ (ṭhaggaṇā, “cheat”, verb)
• ਠੱਗੀ f (ṭhaggī, “swindle”)
• ਠੱਗਬਾਜ਼ੀ f (ṭhaggabāzī, “cheating”)

Further reading

• “ਠੱਗ”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2024