धोखा dhōkhā
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How to read the transliteration
This site uses transliteration based on ISO 15919, with a few adaptations to make reading easier: h is added after c, ś and ṣ, and i after the vowel r̥. These adaptations bring it closer to the Hunterian system used in India while retaining the distinctive marks of ISO 15919.
| ISO 15919 | On this site |
|---|---|
| c | ch |
| ś | śh |
| ṣ | ṣh |
| r̥ | r̥i |
A few reading pointers:
- ā, ī, ū: the line above the letter indicates a long vowel.
- ṭ, ḍ, ṇ: the dot below distinguishes retroflex consonants from t, d, n.
- A tilde above a vowel indicates nasalisation.
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Earlier definition
Definition
Deception, deceit, fraud, cheating, guile, subterfuge. A scarecrow.
Usual translation
- deception
Origin of the definition
धोखा dhōkhā dhokha: (nm) deception, deceit; fraud, cheating, guile; subterfuge; a scarecrow; -धड़ी beguilement; cheating, deceit; humbuggery; धोखेबाज़ a cheat, swindler; shyster; deceitful, guileful; fraudulent; धोखेबाज़ी fraud, deception, cheating; humbuggery; —खाना to suffer deceipt, to be taken in, to be deceived/beguiled/cheated, to be hoodwinked; —देना to play false; to deceive, to cheat, to hoodwink, to beguile; धोखे की टट्टी a Trojan horse, a camouflage, false screen, a fraudulent device; धोखे में आना/पड़ना to be taken in, to be deceived/cheated.
H دهوکها धोखा dhokhā [S. धौर्तकः], s.m. Deceit, deception, delusion; blunder, mistake; disappointment, baulking; doubt, hesitation; alarm, panic; anything that may deceive or mislead, false appearance, a scarecrow; anything imaginary or unreal, a mirage; an object or form indistinctly seen at a distance: — dhokhe-bāzī, s.f. Deceit, fraud, imposture, &c.: — dhokhā paṛnā (-ko), To be deceived or deluded, &c.: — dhokhā denā (-ko), To deceive, cheat, take in; to mislead; to disappoint, baulk: — dhokhā khānā (-se), dhokhe-meṅ ānā (-ke), To be deceived (by), be deluded, be taken in; to be misled; to be mistaken (in respect of); to be disappointed or baulked: — dhokhe-meṅ rakhnā (-ko), To keep one in a delusion, to feed with false hopes or promises: — dhokhā honā, v.n. = dhokhā paṛnā, q.v.
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